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Physicians may guide major league baseball players
suffered from the hook of hamate fractures and underwent surgery, to expect no
change in their post-injury performance.
A team of scientists from NYU hospital of joint diseases
highlights that by following the operative approach, the hook of hamate
fractures of MLB players can be treated and players may get their pre-injury
performance levels back.
The players of Major League Baseball (MLB) show the higher prevalence rate of the hook of hamate fractures. But what effects these fractures put on player's performance? The evidence related to this was insufficient, and therefore Michael S. Guss and colleagues conducted a retrospective case-control study with 18 MLB players to determine their performance level after getting treatment for the hook of hamate fractures.
The selected patients were incurred from 1989 to 2014 for over 26 seasons. Press release, players profile (from sites like www.baseballreference.com and www.mlb.com) and injury reports were used to extract selected patients. Player's number of years in the league, position, age, injury mechanism and management were documented. For wins above replacement, individual season statistics for two seasons exactly before and two seasons after the injury were noticed. By matching the player's performance statistics, age and position, eighteen controls were assessed. The execution of the performance comparison of cohorts was also done. The comparison of post injury performance with pre injury performance and matched-controls was taken as the study's primary outcome.
The mean seasons of MLB experience before injury noticed
was 4.4 along with mean age 25.1 years. The nondominant batting hand went
through all the injuries. All the players got the treatment. Win above
replacement showed no considerable change during pre and post injury
comparison. Also, win above replacement exhibited no declined performance during
first and second season post injury as compared to matched controls. This
increases the chances of players to recover from injury and retain their
performance levels back.
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
Performance Outcomes After Hook of Hamate Fractures in Major League Baseball Players
Michael S. Guss et al.
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