Relationship between shoulder and elbow range of motion and ultrasonographic structural abnormalities in the elbow of Taiwanese high school baseball players

Autor: Yi Lu, Poyu Chen, Wen-Yi Chou, Cheng-Pang Yang, Huan Sheu, Hao-Che Tang, Chun-Jui Weng, Joe Chih-Hao Chiu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2052-1847
DOI: 10.1186/s13102-024-00839-z
Popis: Abstract Background Ultrasonographic structural abnormalities are regarded as one of the risk factors of elbow injuries. Elbow injuries are commonly associated with decreased shoulder/elbow range of motion (ROM). The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between shoulder/elbow ROM and elbow ultrasonographic structural abnormalities in Taiwan high school baseball players. Methods A total of 533 Taiwan high school baseball players were enrolled. Physical examinations including measurements on shoulder/elbow ROM and elbow sonographic examinations were performed and recorded by professional physicians. The analyses were conducted in three subgroups according to their defensive position because the training programs were different. All players pooled, pitchers-only, and fielders-only, due to several demographic differences among these subgroups. In all the subgroups, univariate analyses were conducted separately for participants with and those without elbow ultrasonographic structural abnormalities, and then multivariate analyses were conducted to identify factors significantly related. The odds ratios (ORs) were used to estimate the risk of elbow ultrasonographic structural abnormalities. Results Demographic data showed that pitchers had taller body height (P
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