Risk Factors for Elbow Injury in Baseball Pitchers...
A recent study investigated 104 MLB pitchers who underwent Tommy John surgery (UCL reconstruction). The authors found the following six factors may increase the likelihood for the need for UCL surgery in high level baseball pitchers:
-fewer days rest between consecutive games
-smaller repertoire of pitches
-less pronounced horizontal release location
-small stature
-greater mean pitch speed
-greater mean pitch counts per game
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Injury Prevention
