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Objective: Developing softball pitchers are prone to injury due to the repetitive throwing motion. Many children and parents use the internet as a source of medical advice, but this information may not always be aligned with medical guidelines. The purpose of this study was to assess the medical advisability of injury prevention guidelines for developing softball pitchers on websites using Google as the primary search engine., Methods: The first 100 websites populated from a Google search using the term softball youth pitching recommendations were evaluated. Each website was categorized as discussing baseball, softball, or both, and as athletic, commercial, or educational. For every website, 16 recommendations described by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Stop Sports Injuries softball injury prevention guidelines (Table 1) were scored as in agreement (+1), different guideline mentioned (0.5), no mention (0), or discordant (-1).[Table: see text]., Results: Of the 98 qualifying websites, 57 advised only about softball, while 19 advised about both baseball and softball. Fifty websites had no mention of any recommendation outlined by AOSSM. Websites that were mostly in agreement with AOSSM were educational websites (mean score = 3.9, p  = 0.02), websites discussing only softball (mean score = 2.0, p  = 0.02), and the first 50 websites (mean score = 2.2, p  = 0.04). The most common discordant guideline was differing opinions in pitch count (13 websites)., Conclusion: The most common category in disagreement with AOSSM was different pitch count guidelines, highlighting a need for websites to provide more consistent information using high-quality resources. Educational websites, websites discussing only softball, and the first 50 websites had the highest scores, indicating that these types of websites are most likely to have the highest amount of medically advisable information. We recommend users conduct targeted Google searches on reliable websites for information on pitching softball recommendations to maximize the validity of Google search results.

Introduction: Injuries caused by road traffic have become the leading cause of death in people aged 5 to 29 years, with pedestrians and cyclists being disproportionately affected. Research has demonstrated age and sex differences in road accidents in European populations. The purpose of this study was to determine age and sex-specific differences in pedestrian and cyclist accidents involving passenger cars at a single Level 1 Trauma Center in a major US metropolitan area., Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of 1,845 patients that presented to a single level 1 trauma center from January 1, 2016 - October 1st, 2021, and were involved in a motor vehicle vs. pedestrian or motor vehicle vs. cyclist accidents. Demographics, injury pattern, abbreviated injury scores (AIS), and hospital stay were analyzed, and the data was stratified by pedestrian vs. cyclist, biological sex, and race. Chi square analysis, t tests, and binomial logistic regression was used to examine sex and age-based differences., Results: Pedestrian vs. motor vehicle collisions (N = 1359, 74%) occurred more frequently than cyclists (N = 475, 26%) with an overall mortality rate of 6%. The mean age of pedestrians and cyclists was 39 and 42 years of age, respectively. Overall, more female than male patients had hand (mean=0.05 vs. 0.02) (p = 0.03) and pelvis fractures (mean 0.28 vs. 0.19) (p = 0.007). Females had a 1.2 times higher likelihood of getting a pelvis fracture than males (95% CI, 1.06 to 1.43). Linear regression analysis found a statistically significant relationship between older age and increased AIS severity (p < .001). Half of our sample consisted of Black patients (49.6% Black vs. 42.1% white)., Conclusion: Female pedestrians and cyclists are at increased risk of obtaining pelvis fractures when in a traumatic road accident than males, regardless of age stratification, and age is a predictor of injury severity. Our study also found that race-based differences exist, with Black patients being injured more frequently. Further research is needed to better understand demographics at risk for traumatic road accidents, as well as evaluation of city infrastructure for biking and walking., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest Dr. Mulcahey reports personal fees from Arthrex, Inc, outside the submitted work; and AAOS: Board or committee member; American Journal of Sports Medicine Electronic Media: Editorial or governing board; American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine: Board or committee member; Arthroscopy: Editorial or governing board; Arhtroscopy Association of North America: Board or committee member; Ortho Info: Editorial or governing board; Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society: Board or committee member; The Forum: Board or committee member, (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)