TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Shoulder injuries to quarterbacks in the National Football League
JO  - American journal of sports medicine
A1  - Kelly, Bryan T.
A1  - Barnes, Ronnie P.
A1  - Powell, John W.
A1  - Warren, Russell F.
SP  - 328
EP  - 331
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Quarterbacks are at risk for shoulder injury secondary to both the throwing motion as well as from contact injury. OBJECTIVE: To delineate the incidence and etiology of shoulder injuries to quarterbacks in the National Football League (NFL). METHODS: Using the NFL Injury Surveillance System (NFLISS), all reported injuries to quarterbacks between 1980 and 2001 were identified. RESULTS: A total of 1534 quarterback injuries were identified with a mean of 18.8 and a median of 6.0 days of playing time lost. The majority of these injuries occurred during a game (83.8%). Passing plays were responsible for 77.4% of all quarterback-related injuries. Shoulder injuries were the second most common injury reported (233 or 15.2%), following closely behind head injuries (15.4%). Direct trauma was responsible for 82.3% of the injuries, with acromioclavicular joint sprains being the most common injury overall (40%). Overuse injuries were responsible for 14% of the injuries, the most common being rotator cuff tendinitis (6.1%) followed by biceps tendinitis (3.5%). CONCLUSION: In this review, the vast majority of shoulder injuries in quarterbacks occurred as a result of direct trauma (82.3%), and less than 15% were overuse injuries resulting from the actual throwing motion.    Keywords: American football   <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-5465
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -