Relationship between the elbow joint valgus instability and forearm flexor muscle strength in high school pitchers with and without symptom

Objectives: Earlier reports describe forearm flexor muscles as active stabilizers of the elbow to valgus stress during throwing motion. Given high school pitchers’ history of elbow symptoms, this study assesses its relation to elbow valgus joint instability and forearm flexor muscle strength. Method...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Tajika, Noboru Oya, Tsuyoshi Ichinose, Daisuke Shimoyama, Tsuyoshi Sasaki, Noritaka Hamano, Hitoshi Shitara, Atsushi Yamamoto, Kenji Takagishi, Hirotaka Chikuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499019832664