Nonsimultaneous Bilateral Internal Oblique Muscle Rupture in a Professional Baseball Batter: A Case Report
10.5763/kjsm.2023.41.4.246
- Author:
Heung Sub SHIN
1
;
Hyung Lae CHO
;
Hong Ki JIN
;
Won Kyu JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Good Samsun Hospital, Busan, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:The Korean Journal of Sports Medicine
2023;41(4):246-249
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Abdominal oblique muscle injuries are relatively common in professional baseball players and can result in substantial loss of playing time. It is usually caused by a sudden movement of the torso in sports involving repetitive activity requiring trunk rotation and it tend to occur on the contralateral side of the dominant arm. We report a unique case of sequentially occurred bilateral abdominal internal oblique muscle rupture in a right-handed professional baseball batter over two seasons. Each internal oblique rupture had a different mechanism of the injury, the non-dominant side occurred during bat swing and the dominant side during bent leg sliding. After rest and rehabilitation, each injury was recovered to play in about 1 month.
