The thrower's shoulder

Throwers, or athletes who engage in repetitive overhead motions, are a unique subset of athletes that experience distinct shoulder injuries. Athletes engaged in baseball comprise the majority of patients seeking orthopedic care for throwing related injuries. Injuries specific to throwers most common...

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Published inThe Orthopedic clinics of North America Vol. 45; no. 3; p. 387
Main Authors Kinsella, Stuart D, Thomas, Stephen J, Huffman, G Russell, Kelly, 4th, John D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2014
Subjects
Arm - physiopathology
Athletic Injuries - physiopathology
Biomechanical Phenomena
Bone Retroversion - physiopathology
Contracture - physiopathology
Hip - physiopathology
Humans
Joint Capsule - injuries
Rotation
Rotator Cuff Injuries
Shoulder Joint - injuries
Shoulder Joint - physiopathology
Labrum
GIRD
Rotator cuff
Humeral retroversion
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Summary:Throwers, or athletes who engage in repetitive overhead motions, are a unique subset of athletes that experience distinct shoulder injuries. Athletes engaged in baseball comprise the majority of patients seeking orthopedic care for throwing related injuries. Injuries specific to throwers most commonly involve the labrum and the undersurface of the rotator cuff. In addition, tissue changes in both the anterior and posterior glenohumeral capsule are common with repetitive overhead motions. These capsular changes alter. This article will examine the pathomechanics of injuries to throwers, elaborate means of diagnoses of cuff and labral injury and discuss recent advances in both non-operative and operative interventions, including preventative principles.
ISSN:1558-1373
DOI:10.1016/j.ocl.2014.04.003