Overuse Injury to Proximal Phalanx in Throwing Athlete (Little Leaguer's Finger): A Case Report.

The young, overhead throwing athlete is prone to overuse injuries because of their variable skeletal maturity and often improper technique. An overuse injury to the digit(s) in the overhead throwing athlete, Little Leaguer's Finger, has never been discussed in the literature to our knowledge. We present a case of a 14-year-old man with atraumatic pain, swelling, and edema to his dominant pitching index finger after throwing greater than 90 pitches in one setting.

Spontaneous Reduction of Incarcerated Medial Epicondyle Fragment: A Report of 3 Cases and Review of the Literature.

Case: Three cases of incarcerated medial epicondyle fracture with spontaneous reduction without operative manipulation are presented. Two patients were treated conservatively, and one treated surgically, all with good clinical outcomes.

Conclusion: Elbow dislocation is a common pediatric injury.

Digital Chondrolysis and Epiphysiolysis Associated With Snakebite: A Report of 2 Cases.

Background: Here, we present 2 cases of the unusual sequelae of a venomous bite to the finger in children resulting in chondrolysis and physeal loss. There have been few isolated case reports documenting this phenomenon. Currently, there is no preventative treatment, and patients should be warned of this possible complication of envenomation.