Little Leaguer's shoulder.
A case of Little Leaguer's shoulder (LLS) in a 12-year-old male is presented. Classically, LLS is an overuse injury affecting adolescent pitchers. The diagnosis is the result of a thorough history, physical examination, and radiographic evaluation. Clinicians unfamiliar with LLS may fail to detect this injury and order a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study without radiographs. The objective of this case report is to help radiologists become more familiar with the MRI and radiographic findings of LLS.
Popkin
Charles A
CA
Department of Orthopedics, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL 33101, USA.
Posada
Alejandro
A
Clifford
Paul D
PD
D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000209:etiology