Peter K Firouzbakht, Kazimir Bagdady, Rohun Gupta, Stephen M Lu, Kevin Chen
BACKGROUND: Pickleball popularity has significantly increased in the United States. Wrist, hand, and finger injuries are commonly seen among pickleball players and are on the rise. METHODS: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database was queried from 2013 to 2022 tennis- and pickleball-related injuries in the United States. Data were filtered to include wrist, hand, and finger injuries only. RESULTS: There were a total of 12 021 estimated pickleball injuries between 2013 and 2022, most commonly in white women greater than 55 years old...
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