No change in performance metrics in major league baseball players sustaining wrist fractures after being struck by an errant pitch.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jor.2020.04.020 and PMC identifier 7225593.
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Abstract
This study aimed to determine the effect of wrist fractures on performance metrics in Major League Baseball Players after they were hit by an errant pitch. Players who sustained wrist fractures after being struck by a pitch were identified and changes in performance metrics were calculated. In both the short- and medium-term analysis, there were no significant differences in all pre- and post-injury offensive statistics following return to play. Wrist fractures sustained after being struck by an errant pitch do not significantly impact professional baseball player performance if the player is able to return to sport.
Anatomy
- wrist