| Title: |
Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Therapy For A Symptomatic Persistent Olecranon Physis In An Adolescent Baseball Pitcher |
| Authors: |
Botwin, Kenneth; McMillen, Thurston; Botwin, Ariel |
| Source: |
Scopus Export 2015-2019 |
| Publisher Information: |
STARS |
| Publication Year: |
2018 |
| Collection: |
University of Central Florida (UCF): STARS (Showcase of Text, Archives, Research & Scholarship) |
| Subject Terms: |
low-intensity pulsed ultrasound; olecranon; physeal injury |
| Description: |
A 15-year-old competitive right-handed high school baseball pitcher experienced an acute onset of right elbow pain when throwing. He initially treated it conservatively with rest alone for 3 months, but on return to throwing, he was still experiencing pain. Radiographs revealed that he had a persistent olecranon physis. He proceeded with a trial of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy and attained radiographic evidence of bony union at 7 months postinjury, thus avoiding surgical intervention. He returned to pitching competitively 9 months after injury without elbow pain. This is the first reported case of using ultrasound bone stimulation for treatment of a symptomatic persistent olecranon physis in a baseball pitcher. |
| Document Type: |
text |
| Language: |
unknown |
| Relation: |
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/10494 |
| DOI: |
10.1097/JSM.0000000000000449 |
| Availability: |
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/10494; https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000449 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.F395FC39 |
| Database: |
BASE |