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Radial Tunnel Syndrome in a Collegiate Baseball Pitcher: A Case Report

Published:2024-06-13 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1941-7381
Container-title:Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach
language:en
Short-container-title:Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Author:

McCourt Alex¹,Pazik Marissa¹,Roach Ryan P.¹,Harkins Toby¹,Zeppieri Giorgio²,Matthias Robert¹,Farmer Kevin W.¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

2. Department of Rehabilitation, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, Florida

Abstract

A Division I baseball pitcher presented with chronic forearm pain in his throwing arm while pitching. Physical examination was remarkable for point tenderness over the radial tunnel. A postexertion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan revealed edema around the posterior interosseous nerve. The patient underwent decompression of the nerve along with radial tunnel release, which resulted in full resolution of symptoms and return to full baseball activities. Radial tunnel syndrome is a rare phenomenon but can occur in throwing athletes. MRI immediately after a pitching session aided in accurate diagnosis and successful surgical management.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/19417381241258479

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