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Is Tommy John Surgery Performed More Frequently in Major League Baseball Pitchers From Warm Weather Areas?

BACKGROUND: Medial ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction is a common procedure performed on Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers with symptomatic UCL insufficiency, frequently due to overuse. Warm weather climates afford youth pitchers the opportunity to throw year-round, potentially placin...

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Autores principales: Erickson, Brandon J., Harris, Joshua D., Tetreault, Matthew, Bush-Joseph, Charles, Cohen, Mark, Romeo, Anthony A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4555545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26535277
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967114553916