Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 502-507 , June 2010

Risk factors for elbow injuries among young baseball players

  • Mikio Harada, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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  • Masatoshi Takahara, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Masatoshi Takahara, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Iida-Nishi-2-2-2, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
    • ,
  • Nariyuki Mura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
    • ,
  • Junya Sasaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
    • ,
  • Tomokazu Ito, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saiseikai Yamagata Hospital, Yamagata, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshihiko Ogino, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan

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PII: S1058-2746(09)00474-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.10.022

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 502-507 , June 2010

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