Publications by authors named "K Obana"
Pediatric Snowboarding-Related Concussions and Musculoskeletal Injuries Decreased From 2012 to 2022.
Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil
December 2024
Purpose: To analyze mechanisms, diagnoses, and incidence of youth snowboarding-related injuries presenting to US emergency departments.
Methods: Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System were analyzed for pediatric snowboarding injuries (≤18 years old) from 2012 to 2022. Data were collected for mechanism of injury, diagnosis, location of injury, and disposition.
Article Synopsis
- The study assesses the return to performance of MLB pitchers after undergoing ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) surgery using advanced analytics and pitch-tracking metrics.
- At 1, 2, and 3 years post-surgery, the data showed that only 1.6% of pitchers returned to play within the first year, but the rates increased significantly to 71.9% at 2 years and 82.0% at 3 years.
- The research highlights the importance of modern metrics, examining factors like expected fielding independent pitching and velocity, to evaluate pitchers' recovery and performance levels after surgery.
Background: The mean age of volleyball athletes has increased over the past decade, raising concerns about musculoskeletal injuries. There is no literature on how different mechanisms of injury (MOI) affect different adult age groups.
Purpose: To evaluate epidemiologic trends, diagnoses, and mechanisms of volleyball-related upper extremity injuries within different adult age groups.
Background: Wrestling is among the most common youth sports in the United States, with about 260,000 high school participants annually. There is a lack of literature investigating wrestling injury profiles and mechanisms of injuries. In the past 15 years, urgent care utilization has increased, and National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) concussion protocols have been developed and implemented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Outcomes of reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) in patients with prior rotator cuff repair (RCR) remain inconsistent. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to systematically review the current outcomes literature on RSA in patients with prior RCR and to compare the results with controls without prior RCR.
Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed, and outcome studies reporting on functional and clinical outcomes were included.