Gastrocnemius Injuries in Professional Baseball Players: An Epidemiological Study

The American Journal of Sports Medicine
Kristi HultmanSteven B Cohen

Abstract

Gastrocnemius injuries are a common lower extremity injury in elite baseball players. There are no current epidemiological studies focused on gastrocnemius injuries in professional baseball players that provide information on the timing, distribution, and characteristics of such injuries. Gastrocnemius injury in professional baseball players is a common injury that is influenced by factors such as age, player position, and time of season. Descriptive epidemiological study. Based on Major League Baseball's (MLB's) Health and Injury Tracking System (HITS) database, gastrocnemius injuries that caused time out of play for MLB and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players during the 2011-2016 seasons were identified. Player characteristics, including age, level of play, and position at time of injury, were collected. Injury-specific factors analyzed included date of injury, time of season, days missed, and activity leading to injury. A total of 402 gastrocnemius injuries (n = 145, MLB; n = 257, MiLB) occurred during the 2011-2016 seasons. MLB players were significantly older at the time of injury (30.1 years, MLB; 23.9 years, MiLB; P < .001). Base running (36.1%) was the most common activity causing the injury, followed by fielding (23.6...Continue Reading

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