ID | 111173 |
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Iwame, Toshiyuki
Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
Matsuura, Tetsuya
Tokushima University
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Kashiwaguchi, Shinji
Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center
Iwase, Takenobu
Tokushima National Hospital
Fukuta, Shoji
Tokushima University
Hamada, Daisuke
Tokushima University
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Nagamachi, Akihiro
Mitoyo General Hospital
Sairyo, Koichi
Tokushima University
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Keywords | Childhood and adolescent
Baseball
Elbow check-up
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Journal Article
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Description | Purpose : Our aim was to examine the outcome of an elbow check-up system for youth baseball players. In particular, we investigated the nature of elbow injuries in youth baseball players with elbow pain and ultrasonographic findings of the capitellum. Materials and Methods : A total of 1605 players participating in the regional summer championship in July 2013 underwent a questionnaire survey, physical examination, ultrasound imaging, and radiographic examination. Results : A total of 499 (31.1%) players reported episodes of elbow pain, of whom 320 (64.1%) had abnormal findings on physical examination, and 115 (35.9%) agreed to undergo radiography. Among them, 98 (85.2%) exhibited radiographic abnormalities. On the initial ultrasonography screening, 60 (3.7%) players had an abnormal finding and 55 (91.7%) agreed to undergo radiography. Among them, 26 (47.3%) were found to have osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the capitellum on radiographs. Conclusions : About 30% of youth baseball players had episodes of elbow pain, and 64.1% of players with elbow pain had abnormal findings on physical examination. Furthermore, 85.2% of subjects who underwent radiographic examination exhibited radiographic abnormalities. About 4% of young baseball players had an abnormal finding on initial ultrasonography screening, and nearly 50% of them had OCD of the capitellum on radiographs.
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Journal Title |
The Journal of Medical Investigation
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ISSN | 13496867
13431420
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NCID | AA11166929
AA12022913
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Publisher | Faculty of Medicine Tokushima University
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Volume | 63
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Issue | 3-4
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Start Page | 171
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End Page | 174
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Sort Key | 171
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Published Date | 2016-08
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eng
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University Hospital
Medical Sciences
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