Adductor pollicis jamming injuries in the professional baseball player: 2 case reports.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2013
Abstract
We characterize a mechanism of injury, injury pattern, and treatment algorithm for adductor pollicis myotendinous injuries in 2 professional baseball players. Similar to myotendinous eccentric injuries in other anatomical areas, the adductor pollicis sustains a sudden forceful eccentric load during a jammed swing, resulting in intramuscular strain or tendon rupture. Based on the reported injury mechanism, and magnetic resonance imaging features of these myotendinous injuries, the thumb of the top hand during a jammed swing was suddenly and forcefully eccentrically abducted from a contracted and adducted position, resulting in injury patterns.
Volume
38
Issue
6
First Page
1181
Last Page
1184
ISSN
1531-6564
Published In/Presented At
Altobelli, G. G., Ruchelsman, D. E., Belsky, M. R., Graham, T., Asnis, P., & Leibman, M. I. (2013). Adductor pollicis jamming injuries in the professional baseball player: 2 case reports. The Journal of hand surgery, 38(6), 1181–1184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.03.042
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
23707017
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article