Evaluation, Treatment, and Outcomes of Batter's Shoulder.

New epidemiological studies have demonstrated the relatively low incidence of batter's shoulder at the professional baseball level with 85% of the injured players successfully returning to the sport with nonoperative management. However, recent studies have reinforced the limited historical literature that players requiring surgery are able to return to their prior sport at a high level. Batter's shoulder is a subtype of posterior glenohumeral instability caused by the significant forces experienced by the lead shoulder during the baseball swing. Although an uncommon injury, batter's shoulder is a source of significant time away from competition. In patients who do not improve with nonoperative management, arthroscopic posterior labral repair can reliably return players to sport. Future research studies should consider opportunities for injury prevention.