The effect of humeral torsion on rotational range of motion in the shoulder and throwing performance

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 293-301

  Roach, Neil Thomas ^a   Lieberman, Daniel E ^a   Gill, Thomas J ^b,c   Palmer, William E ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Glenohumeral joint; Humeral retroversion; Humeral rotation; Humeral torsion; Throwing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RETROVERSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMERUS; HUMERUS TORSION; KINEMATICS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SPORT INJURY; TORSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHOULDER JOINT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORSION, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856795408     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01464.x     Document Type: Article

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