Flexor pronator muscles' contribution to elbow joint valgus stability: ultrasonographic analysis in high school pitchers with and without symptoms

Flexor pronator muscles' contribution to elbow joint valgus stability: ultrasonographic analysis in high school pitchers with and without symptoms

Background: Few researchers have examined the different contributions of flexor-pronator muscles to valgus stress in high school baseball pitchers with and without elbow symptoms. This study used ultrasonography to assess these muscles' dynamic contributions to elbow valgus joint stability in h...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Tajika, MD, PhD, Noboru Oya, MD, PhD, Tsuyoshi Ichinose, MD, PhD, Noritaka Hamano, MD, PhD, Tsuyoshi Sasaki, MD, PhD, Daisuke Shimoyama, MD, Hitoshi Shitara, MD, PhD, Atsushi Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Tsutomu Kobayashi, MD, PhD, Masaaki Sakamoto, RPT, PhD, Kenji Takagishi, MD, PhD, Hirotaka Chikuda, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:JSES International
Subjects:
Baseball
elbow
forearm flexor muscle strength
pitcher
ulnar collateral ligament (UCL)
valgus instability
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468602619300543

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