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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.
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.
Little League shoulder (LLS) is an overuse injury characterized by throwing-related pain that commonly presents in adolescent male athletes. Investigations into the optimal duration of rest from throwing and protocols for graduated return to sports (RTS) are lacking.
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“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. The growth plate is made up of cartilage cells, which are softer and more vulnerable to injury than mature bones.
Little league shoulder is an overuse injury caused by stress to the arm bone (humerus) nearest to the shoulder. This stress causes widening of the growth plate, resulting in swelling and pain at the shoulder.
Little League shoulder is an overuse injury. It most often affects baseball pitchers, but can also affect catchers and other positions as well as athletes whose sport involves repeated overhand actions, like volleyball and tennis.
Background: Little League shoulder (LLS) is an overuse injury characterized by throwing-related pain that commonly presents in adolescent male athletes. Investigations into the optimal duration of rest from throwing and protocols for graduated return to sports (RTS) are lacking.
