Baseball

I first came to Philadelphia in 1976 to start at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry.

WAILEA, Hawaii — At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, spoke about shoulder instability in throwing athletes and baseball players.

WASHINGTON – Patients diagnosed with little league elbow or little league shoulder rarely required operative treatment in the 5 years after diagnosis, according to research presented here.

WASHINGTON – Decreased glenohumeral external rotation may be associated with elbow injury in the throwing arms of adolescent baseball pitchers, according to research presented, here.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, spoke about ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, also known as Tommy John surgery, in throwing athletes.

For the first time since 2008, baseball and softball returned to the Summer Olympics, allowing for dreams to be made for both athletes and the physicians who care for them.

Despite the implementation and accessibility of safe pitching guidelines, 83% of surveyed youth baseball caregivers were unaware of the existence of these safe pitching recommendations, according to published results.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — According to a presenter, elbow arthroscopy for patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum has excellent long-term outcomes and return to play rates.

Published results showed repetitive overhead throwing is a common cause of overuse shoulder injuries in college baseball players, with rotator cuff pathology significantly more likely to cause season-ending injuries.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Physicians who treat throwing athletes should be familiar with the role that adaptive changes, kinetic chain, internal impingement, and throwing volume and force play in shoulder injuries, according to a presenter.