Relationship between throwing mechanics and elbow valgus in professional baseball pitchers

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-155

  Werner, Sherry L ^a   Murray, Tricia A ^d   Hawkins, Richard J ^b   Gill, Thomas J ^c  

^a Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ELBOW; ELBOW INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORTS MEDICINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VIDEORECORDING; INJURY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0041847308     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2002.121481     Document Type: Article

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