Table 3.

Elbow injuries in high school softball athletes

Lead Author	Significant Findings
Oliver 36	Elbow injury rate 0.4/10,000 AE 48.9% overuse injuries 19% noncontact injury
Snyder Valier 49	Elbow injury rate 0.4/10,000 AE a
Wasserman 53	Elbow injury rate 0.7/10,000 AE
Gooch18	39.2% of pitchers suffered elbow pain or injury No difference in elbow pain/injury based on pitch count per game, week, or year
Kerr 25	Elbow injuries accounted for 16.1% of all NTL injuries
Shanley 46	Elbow injuries accounted for 9.5% of all injuries 1.9% of athletes suffered elbow injuries
Smith 48	Elbow injuries accounted for 10% of all injuries

AE, athletic exposures; NTL, nontime loss.

^aTime-loss injuries only.