The Medical Minute: Keeping the young pitcher healthy
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
Late childhood and early adolescence is a period of a tremendous development for the young elbow. During these years, several growth plates emerge and fuse in a coordinated fashion to assume the anatomy required for optimal function. Youth baseball can pose a significant threat to the health of this developing joint. Damage to cartilage, growth plates, and ligaments are common injuries among juvenile pitchers and pose a potentially permanent impedance to normal elbow function.