title: Pathologies of the shoulder and elbow affecting the overhead throwing athlete.
abstract: The overhead-throwing athlete is susceptible to a variety of predictable disease entities affecting the shoulder and elbow. While the pathophysiology and nomenclature of these diseases are ubiquitous throughout the clinical literature, this information is sparse within the radiology domain. We provide a comprehensive review of these unique injuries with accompanying imaging features in an effort to enhance the role of the radiologist during the management of the overhead thrower. When appropriately recognized and described, the imaging features aid in establishing a diagnosis and ultimately the implementation of appropriate clinical management.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, WA, 98195-7115, USA. seanwo@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1243-8427
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wo
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, WA, 98195-7115, USA.
authors.forename: Hyojeong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mulcahy
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, WA, 98195-7115, USA.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, WA, 98195-7115, USA.
authors.forename: Felix S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Box 356500, Seattle, WA, 98195-7115, USA.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Box 356500, Seattle, WA, 98195-7115, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, WA, 98195-7115, USA.
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Porrino
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries
keywords: Athlete; Baseball pitcher; Elbow; Overhead; Shoulder; Thrower; Throwing