title: Baseball and softball injuries.
abstract: Baseball and softball injuries can be a result of both acute and overuse injuries. Soft tissue injuries include contusions, abrasions, and lacerations. Return to play is allowed when risk of further injury is minimized. Common shoulder injuries include those to the rotator cuff, biceps tendon, and glenoid labrum. Elbow injuries are common in baseball and softball and include medial epicondylitis, ulnar collateral ligament injury, and osteochondritis dissecans. Typically conservative treatment with relative rest, medication, and a rehabilitation program will allow return to play. Surgical intervention may be needed for certain injuries or conservative treatment failure.
authors.affiliation: Team to Win/Harbor UCLA/Kaiser South Bay Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Family and Sports Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, 3900 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90804, USA. Quincy.C.Wang@kp.org
authors.forename: Quincy
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D000092464:Elbow Injuries