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27 lut 2024 · Little Leaguer's shoulder is an overuse injury occuring in young baseball pitchers resulting in epiphysiolysis of the proximal humerus (a Salter Harris Type 1 injury). Diagnosis is made with radiographs of the shoulder showing a widened proximal humerus physis in comparison to contralateral shoulder.
29 maj 2024 · Little league shoulder patients commonly demonstrate delayed epiphyseal closure and physeal broadening leading to an acute transphyseal break in the bone. The pathogenic process is exacerbated by repetitive overhead ball throwing.
3 kwi 2023 · Proximal humeral epiphysiolysis, colloquially termed Little League shoulder, is a stress injury of the epiphyseal cartilage of the proximal humerus that occurs exclusively in athletes whose growth plate has not yet closed.
19 paź 2022 · Proximal humeral epiphysiolysis, often referred to as Little League shoulder (LLS), is a common overuse injury associated with repetitive throwing activities. It occurs from a widening or fracture of the physis, manifesting as pain over the proximal humerus.
Symptoms • Usually a gradual onset of pain in the throwing shoulder • Pain in the shoulder while throwing, particularly after an increased number of throws or while trying to increase velocity • The shoulder may remain painful for days after throwing • The shoulder may be visibly swollen
“Little League Shoulder” (Proximal Humeral Epiphysitis) is pain in the upper arm or shoulder. The upper arm bone is called the humerus. In a child, the bones grow from areas called growth plates.
Little League shoulder is an overuse injury caused by pitching or throwing too much without enough rest. Learn more from the experts at Boston Children’s Hospital.
