Biomechanics of the Overhead Throwing Motion

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 124-134

  Wilk, Kevin E ^a,b,d,f,g   Meister, Keith ^c   Fleisig, Glenn ^d   Andrews, James R ^d,e  

^a HealthSouth Corporation   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Alabama Sports Med/Orthoped Ctr   (United States)

^f Tampa Bay Devil Rays   (United States)

^g Birmingham Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseball; Biomechanics; Motion analysis; Throwing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042054965     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-200008020-00002     Document Type: Article

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