Total (n = 1288)

Subjects with symptomatic TOS (n = 422)

Subjects without symptomatic TOS (n = 866)

P-value

Age(years)

15

165 (12.8%)

33 (7.9%)

132 (15.2%)

<0.001

16

640 (49.8%)

195 (46.4%)

445 (51.4%)

17

481 (37.4%)

192 (45.7%)

289 (33.4%)

Main position

Pitcher

292 (22.7%)

106 (25.1%)

186 (21.5%)

0.577

Catcher

135 (10.5%)

41 (9.7%)

94 (10.9%)

Infielder

480 (37.3%)

148 (35.1%)

332 (38.3%)

Outfielder

356 (27.6%)

119 (28.2%)

237 (27.4%)

Others

25 (1.9%)

8 (1.9%)

17 (2.0%)

Positive subjective symptom during the previous season

Shoulder/elbow pain

Negative

423 (32.8%)

97 (23.0%)

326 (37.6%)

<0.001

Positive

865 (67.2%)

325 (77.0%)

540 (62.4%)

Reccurence of shoulder/elbow pain

Negative

707 (54.9%)

168 (39.8%)

539 (62.2%)

<0.001

Positive

581 (45.1%)

254 (60.2%)

327 (37.8%)

Abnormality of Physical findings

MUCL tenderness

Negative

1103 (85.6%)

327 (77.5%)

776 (89.6%)

<0.001

Positive

185 (14.4%)

95 (22.5%)

90 (10.4%)

Milking maneuver

Negative

1169 (90.8%)

358 (84.8%)

811 (93.4%)

<0.001

Positive

119 (9.2%)

64 (15.2%)

55 (6.4%)

Subacromial impingement sign

Negative

1207 (93.7%)

383 (90.8%)

824 (95.1%)

0.003

Positive

81 (6.3%)

39 (9.2%)

42 (4.9%)

Posterior impingement sign

Negative

1121 (87.0%)

337 (79.9%)

784 (90.5%)

<0.001

Positive

167 (13.0%)

85 (20.1%)

82 (9.5%)