title: Injury patterns and biomechanics of the athlete's shoulder.
abstract: Although shoulder injury patterns vary by sport and position, overhead sports, such as baseball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball, share a common dependence on the integrity of the kinetic chain. Disruption of this critical mechanism predisposes to injury and deserves attention as the most important of the biomechanical principles required to help evaluate and manage problems of the athlete's shoulder.
authors.affiliation: Methodist Sports Medicine, 6560 Fannin Street, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77030, USA. dlintner@tmh.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lintner
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Noonan
authors.forename: W Ben
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Kibler
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D001134:Arm Injuries; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D012307:Risk Factors; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D013715:Tennis / Q000293:injuries*