TY  - JOUR
T1  - Shoulder Injuries in the Throwing Athlete
AU  - Braun, Sepp
AU  - Kokmeyer, Dirk
AU  - Millett, Peter J.
Y1  - 2009/04/01
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.H.01341
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 966
EP  - 978
VL  - 91
IS  - 4
N2  - Pathologic conditions in the shoulder of a throwing athlete frequently represent a breakdown of multiple elements of the shoulder restraint system, both static and dynamic, and also a breakdown in the kinetic chain.Physical therapy and rehabilitation should be, with only a few exceptions, the primary treatment for throwing athletes before operative treatment is considered.Articular-sided partial rotator cuff tears and superior labral tears are common in throwing athletes. Operative treatment can be successful when nonoperative measures have failed.Throwing athletes who have a glenohumeral internal rotation deficit have a good response, in most cases, to stretching of the posteroinferior aspect of the capsule.
SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01341
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.H.01341
ER  -