Musculocutaneous nerve injury in major league baseball pitchers: A report of 2 cases

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1003-1006

  Hsu, Jim C ^a   Paletta Jr , George A ^b   Gambardella, Ralph A ^c   Jobe, Frank W ^c  

^a Sports Medicine Clinic   (United States)

^b Orthopedic Center of St Louis   (United States)

^c KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Major League Baseball; Musculocutaneous nerve; Peripheral nerve palsy; Professional pitcher

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GABAPENTIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; BONE PAIN; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; ECCHYMOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDINITIS;

ADULT; BASEBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250776569     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506297538     Document Type: Article

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