Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Therapy For A Symptomatic Persistent Olecranon Physis In An Adolescent Baseball Pitcher

Keywords

low-intensity pulsed ultrasound; olecranon; physeal injury

Abstract

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.

Publication Date

7-1-2018

Publication Title

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volume

28

Issue

4

Number of Pages

E82-E84

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000449

Socpus ID

85021298323 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85021298323

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