Seasonal and monthly trends in elbow ulnar collateral ligament injuries and surgeries: a national epidemiological study

Seasonal and monthly trends in elbow ulnar collateral ligament injuries and surgeries: a national epidemiological study

Background: Monthly incidence of elbow ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries and surgeries is relatively unknown. Defining seasonal peaks of UCL injuries and surgeries may identify opportunities for injury-prevention strategies. The purpose of this study is to analyze seasonal and monthly variati...

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Main Authors:	James B. Carr, II, MD, Lauren Wilson, MPH, Spencer W. Sullivan, BS, Jashvant Poeran, MD, PhD, Jiabin Liu, MD, PhD, Stavros G. Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, MBA, FCCP, Benedict U. Nwachukwu, MD, MBA
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-02-01
Series:	JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques
Subjects:	Elbow Ulnar collateral ligament Baseball Injury prevention Sport injury Epidemiology
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666639121000845

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