Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Feb 2017
Major League pitching workload after primary ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction and risk for revision surgery.
Literature has attempted to correlate pitching workload with risk of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury; however, limited data are available in evaluating workload and its relationship with the need for revision reconstruction in Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers. ⋯ There is no specific number of pitches, innings, or games that place a pitcher at an increase risk for injury after primary UCL reconstruction. However, correlations of risk may be younger age and less MLB experience at the time of the primary reconstruction.