Are elbow injuries increasing in adolescents?

⚾ Elbow Injuries in Adolescent Throwing Athletes: A Growing Concern

Over the past two decades, elbow injuries in adolescent throwing athletes—especially baseball pitchers—have been on the rise. With year-round participation in competitive sports and increasing pitch counts at younger ages, we’re seeing a significant uptick in overuse injuries of the elbow.

The most common conditions include:

•Little Leaguer’s Elbow (medial apophysitis)

•Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries

•Osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum

•Flexor-pronator strains

Author

Carlos Uquillas Orthopedic Surgeon Sports Medicine and Pediatric Orthopedics Assistant Professor- Cedars Sinai Orthopedics

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