Baseball Injuries

Following Yankee outfielder Hideki Matsui’s 2006 wrist fracture, there has been an increased focus on baseball-related injuries with a specific interest in wrist fractures and treatment.  The following articles on HSS.edu provide information on injuries to the elbow, finger, wrist, and growth plate, and review various treatments and other topics concerning amateur and professional baseball players:

• Tips for the Young Thrower: Pitching Guidelines for Young Baseball Pitchers
  
  
• Elbow Throwing Injuries
  
  
• Baseball Finger
  
  
• Team Physicians for the NY Mets: HSS Professionals Discuss the Doctor-Player Relationship
  
  
• Scaphoid Fractures and Non-Union
  
  
• Wrist Joint Replacement (Arthroplasty)
  
  
• Colles fracture
  
  
• Growth Plate Injuries in Young Athletes
  
  
• Parents and Coaches Guide to Baseball and Softball for Young Athletes
  
  
• Minimally Invasive Hand and Wrist Surgery
  
  
• Concussion in the Athlete
  
  
• Concussion in the Young Athlete