Are UCL Injuries a Matter of Bad Luck? The Role of Variability and Fatigue Quantified

Upper extremity injuries are common in baseball. One of these is the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury. In the field of sports injuries, most research focuses on average kinematics and kinetics between subjects, whereas focusing on within-subject variability appears to be more relevant for dete...

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Main Authors:	Bart van Trigt, Ton (AJR) Leenen, Marco (MJM) Hoozemans, Frans (FCT) van der Helm, Dirkjan (HEJ) Veeger
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:	Proceedings
Subjects:	ulnar collateral ligament baseball pitching upper extremity inverse dynamics overhead sports
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/49/1/107

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spelling	doaj-40315cef6ab94a08ab04550b4511ea482020-11-25T03:20:00ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002020-06-014910710710.3390/proceedings2020049107Are UCL Injuries a Matter of Bad Luck? The Role of Variability and Fatigue QuantifiedBart van Trigt0Ton (AJR) Leenen1Marco (MJM) Hoozemans2Frans (FCT) van der Helm3Dirkjan (HEJ) Veeger4Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Material Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The NetherlandsDepartment of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, van der Boechorstraat 9, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, van der Boechorstraat 9, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Material Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The NetherlandsDepartment of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Material Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The NetherlandsUpper extremity injuries are common in baseball. One of these is the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury. In the field of sports injuries, most research focuses on average kinematics and kinetics between subjects, whereas focusing on within-subject variability appears to be more relevant for determining injury risk. We constructed a simple explanatory simulation model to illustrate the relationship between within-subject load variability and risk, illustrating how pitchers with a higher load variability are more likely to sustain an injury compared to pitchers with less load variability. Furthermore, the model comprises the (theoretical) effect of fatigue on load variability and injury threshold over time.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/49/1/107ulnar collateral ligamentbaseballpitchingupper extremityinverse dynamicsoverhead sports
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spellingShingle	Bart van Trigt Ton (AJR) Leenen Marco (MJM) Hoozemans Frans (FCT) van der Helm Dirkjan (HEJ) Veeger Are UCL Injuries a Matter of Bad Luck? The Role of Variability and Fatigue Quantified Proceedings ulnar collateral ligament baseball pitching upper extremity inverse dynamics overhead sports
author_facet	Bart van Trigt Ton (AJR) Leenen Marco (MJM) Hoozemans Frans (FCT) van der Helm Dirkjan (HEJ) Veeger
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title	Are UCL Injuries a Matter of Bad Luck? The Role of Variability and Fatigue Quantified
title_short	Are UCL Injuries a Matter of Bad Luck? The Role of Variability and Fatigue Quantified
title_full	Are UCL Injuries a Matter of Bad Luck? The Role of Variability and Fatigue Quantified
title_fullStr	Are UCL Injuries a Matter of Bad Luck? The Role of Variability and Fatigue Quantified
title_full_unstemmed	Are UCL Injuries a Matter of Bad Luck? The Role of Variability and Fatigue Quantified
title_sort	are ucl injuries a matter of bad luck? the role of variability and fatigue quantified
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Proceedings
issn	2504-3900
publishDate	2020-06-01
description	Upper extremity injuries are common in baseball. One of these is the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury. In the field of sports injuries, most research focuses on average kinematics and kinetics between subjects, whereas focusing on within-subject variability appears to be more relevant for determining injury risk. We constructed a simple explanatory simulation model to illustrate the relationship between within-subject load variability and risk, illustrating how pitchers with a higher load variability are more likely to sustain an injury compared to pitchers with less load variability. Furthermore, the model comprises the (theoretical) effect of fatigue on load variability and injury threshold over time.
topic	ulnar collateral ligament baseball pitching upper extremity inverse dynamics overhead sports
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/49/1/107
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Are UCL Injuries a Matter of Bad Luck? The Role of Variability and Fatigue Quantified

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