James Dove

• Doctor of Medicine
• Medical Doctor at Brown University

Background: Softball is a popular lifetime sport due to its inclusion of both fastpitch and slowpitch varieties, although associated injuries are common. Objective: To compare softball injury rates across patient sex, age, race, injury location, mechanism, and activity. Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) was qu...

Arm injuries are common in youth fastpitch softball players. To characterize arm injuries and assess injury prevention knowledge, we administered a cross-sectional online survey and injury prevention quiz to high school fastpitch softball players, parents, and coaches. Associations between throwing habits and adverse arm outcomes were computed. Sur...

Tibial tubercle fractures in pediatric patients are increasing in frequency as more children participate in sports. These injuries are often seen in boys engaging in jumping activities before closure of their proximal tibial physis. Bilateral tibial tubercle fractures have been reported in the literature, but less frequent are associated patellar t...

Context: Collegiate baseball players with professional aspirations often participate in summer leagues, foremost among them is the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). Injuries acquired during the college baseball season can be carried into the CCBL season and vice versa. Objective: To assess throwing arm injury history and current functionality in mi...

Background: Primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) is increasingly being performed in the outpatient setting. However, there is little known regarding the differences in same-day discharge rates and complications of operative approach in same-day total hip arthroplasty in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) setting. Methods: A retrospective chart...

Background Guidelines regarding injury prevention in fast-pitch softball pitchers have yet to be widely adopted, risking the online dissemination of misleading advice. Purpose/Hypothesis The purpose of this study was to assess the source and medical advisability of online pitching recommendations for youth softball players and highlight the risk o...

» Distinct from the burnout and wellness continuum, resilience is a developed and refined characteristic that propels an individual toward personal and professional success. » We propose a clinical resilience triangle consisting of 3 components that define resilience: grit, competence, and hope. » Resilience is a dynamic trait that should be built...

Background Posterior shoulder instability is being identified and treated more frequently by orthopaedic providers. After posterior shoulder stabilization, long-term outcomes in function and mobility are largely dependent on the postoperative rehabilitation period. Thus, it is important to assess the consistency between protocols at different insti...

»: Greater trochanteric pain syndrome consists of a group of associated conditions involving the lateral hip that can be debilitating to patients, mostly women between ages 40 and 60 years. »: Abductor tendon tears are becoming a more recognized cause of lateral hip pain in patients without hip osteoarthritis. »: Diagnosis of this condition is...

Angiolipomas of the hand and wrist are rare presentations with only a few case reports in the literature. These subtypes of lipomas can be infiltrating or noninfiltrating, often affecting treatment outcomes and strategies. Angiolipomas can present as tender masses and, on average, will appear much larger than simple lipomas. We present a case invol...

Only a few case reports have described the treatment of proximal femoral osteochondromas with excision using hip arthroscopy. We present the case of a 21-year-old male who presented with hip pain caused by an osteochondroma about the right femoral neck. Imaging obtained revealed a lesion that measured 4.4 × 3.2 × 5 cm abutting the neurovascular bun...

https://www.jposna.org/ojs/index.php/jposna/article/view/355. Youth elbow throwing injuries have been increasing among the pediatric population as more children participate in overhead sports, compete at high levels, and specialize in a single sport at an earlier age. The majority of these elbow injuries are attributable to overuse. In order to de...

Youth elbow throwing injuries have been increasing among the pediatric population as more children participate in overhead sports, compete at high levels, and specialize in a single sport at an earlier age. The majority of these elbow injuries are attributable to overuse. In order to decrease the incidence of elbow injuries, recommendations and gui...

Background As the incidence of youth pitching injuries and surgical procedures attributed to overuse has drastically increased, there are quality concerns about popular internet resources regarding arm care for youth pitchers. Purpose/Hypothesis To assess the medical advisability of online arm care recommendations for youth pitchers. It was hypoth...

Background We have anecdotally noticed a higher rate of trigger fingers (TFs) developing in patients who have undergone carpal tunnel release (CTR). Questions/Objective Is the rate of TFs after CTR greater compared to the nonoperative hand? Is the thumb more commonly involved postoperatively compared with spontaneous TFs? Do particular associated c...

Case: We present a case of a 41-year-old male bodybuilder with a partial delaminated quadriceps tendon rupture after a traumatic injury. Partial quadriceps tendon tears are rare overall and usually are treated nonoperatively with conservative management depending on the patient's limitations. He was found to have an intact superficial quadriceps t...

In December 2019 a respiratory illness known as Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) broke out in a region in China and rapidly spread to become a pandemic affecting all sporting events worldwide. The Summer Olympics scheduled to be held in Tokyo were postponed until 2021, and all professional leagues in the United States postponed or canceled even...

Children's femoral shaft fractures are commonly treated with flexible intramedullary nailing after closed or open reduction, but there is little information concerning indications for open reduction. The purpose of this study was to determine radiographic and clinical features likely to lead to open reduction before flexible intramedullary nailing....