ABSTRACT
To determine if the use of the Hollywood Impact Base would significantly reduce the frequency of sliding and base-running injuries to baseball and softball players, we recorded injury information for several teams who used these bases and standard stationary bases. The investigators, under the direction of the Central Michigan University team physician, verified each recorded incident by contacting the injured participant. The sample included interscholastic, intercollegiate, recreational, and intramural softball and baseball teams. There were 33,153 athlete-exposures with the Hollywood Impact Base in use and 3999 with the standard stationary base over a 2-year period (1990 and 1991). There were four injuries that could be directly attributed to the standard stationary base and only one injury that could be attributed to the Hollywood Impact Base. The results (t = -1.94, P < 0.05) verify that using the Hollywood Impact Base significantly reduced the frequency of sliding and base-running injuries. The Hollywood Impact Base injury rate of 0.08% per game compares favorably with the reported breakaway base injury rate. The results of our study verify that the Hollywood Impact Base is similarly effective in reducing the risk of base-related injuries.
Subject(s)
Baseball/injuries , Protective Devices , Sprains and Strains/prevention & control , Adolescent , Adult , Equipment Design , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
We have reported and documented a sternal stress fracture. This possibility should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute chest pain in the athlete, especially if upper body stresses are great and play an integral part in the specific athletic activity.
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Athletic Injuries , Fractures, Bone , Sports , Sternum/injuries , Wrestling , Adult , Athletic Injuries/diagnostic imaging , Fractures, Bone/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Male , Pain/etiology , Radiography , Radionuclide Imaging , Stress, MechanicalABSTRACT
During a five-year period, seven patients were seen who failed to wear their protheses because of neuromas in their amputation stumps. Proximal ligation of the median, radial, and ulnar nerves allowed prosthetic wear and use in every instance. The advantage of this technique used at the time of the original amputation or at an early elective time will aid in the rapid rehabilitation of the patient.
