Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32425420›Full record

ArticleJournal of orthopaedics

No change in performance metrics in major league baseball players sustaining wrist fractures after being struck by an errant pitch.

Pradip Ramamurti, Seth Stake, Safa C Fassihi, Rajeev Pandarinath, Teresa Doerre

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Article in Journal of orthopaedics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pradip RamamurtiGeorge Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 I St NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
Seth StakeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington University, 2300 M St, Washington DC, 20037, USA.
Safa C FassihiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington University, 2300 M St, Washington DC, 20037, USA.
Rajeev PandarinathDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington University, 2300 M St, Washington DC, 20037, USA.
Teresa DoerreDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington University, 2300 M St, Washington DC, 20037, USA.
George Washington University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to determine the effect of wrist fractures on performance metrics in Major League Baseball Players after they were hit by an errant pitch.

methodsPlayers who sustained wrist fractures after being struck by a pitch were identified and changes in performance metrics were calculated.

resultsIn both the short- and medium-term analysis, there were no significant differences in all pre- and post-injury offensive statistics following return to play.

conclusionWrist fractures sustained after being struck by an errant pitch do not significantly impact professional baseball player performance if the player is able to return to sport.

Indexed as

Mechanism of injuryPerformance outcomesReturn to playWrist fracture

Identifiers

PMID32425420
PMCPMC7225593
OpenAlexW3021603365

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