Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 392-396 , July 2010

Reduced humeral torsion predicts throwing-related injury in adolescent baseballers

  • Rod J. Whiteley

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Roger D. Adams

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Leslie L. Nicholson

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Karen A. Ginn

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia

Received 5 March 2009 ,Revised 26 May 2009 ,Accepted 1 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.06.001

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 392-396 , July 2010

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