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Although the Kerlan\u2013Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Score (KJOC) is a validated patient-reported outcome (PRO) for overhead athletes, its sensitivity in identifying early dysfunction in field-active adolescent athletes remains unclear.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Hypothesis\/Purpose<\/jats:title>\n This study aimed to determine the clinical utility of the Japanese version of the KJOC (J-KJOC) for identifying symptomatic high school baseball players and to establish a cutoff score for the early detection of upper extremity dysfunction.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Study Design<\/jats:title>\n Cross-sectional study<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A total of 86 high school male baseball players were categorized into three groups based on their self-reported J-KJOC: asymptomatic, symptomatic but active, and inactive symptomatic. All participants underwent physical assessments, including shoulder range of motion, isometric shoulder strength, grip strength, and pinch strength measurements. Between-group comparisons, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, and logistic regression were conducted to determine the discriminative performance of the J-KJOC and its association with physical assessments.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The mean age of the participants was 16.3 \u00b1 0.8 years. The J-KJOC scores differed significantly among the three groups (p < 0.01), whereas no significant differences were found in the physical assessments. The ROC analysis revealed a J-KJOC cutoff score of 87.6 with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.815, yielding 81.5% sensitivity and 72.8% specificity for distinguishing symptomatic players. Logistic regression analysis revealed that only the J-KJOC score, and not conventional physical parameters, was significantly associated with symptoms while playing, across all models.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n The J-KJOC demonstrated superior sensitivity to conventional physical assessments in detecting upper extremity dysfunction in high school baseball players. A cutoff score of 87.6 may serve as a valuable screening threshold for early intervention and injury prevention in high school baseball athletes.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Level of Evidence<\/jats:title>\n Level 3<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.26603\/001c.154182","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,31]],"date-time":"2025-12-31T22:03:44Z","timestamp":1767218624000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Clinical Utility of the Japanese Version of the Kerlan\u2013Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Score for Detecting Upper Extremity Dysfunction in High-School Baseball Players"],"prefix":"10.26603","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Yudai","family":"Nagano","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy for Sports and Musculoskeletal System, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masashi","family":"Kawabata","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy for Sports and Musculoskeletal System, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan"},{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/00f2txz25","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sohei","family":"Shimizu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy for Sports and Musculoskeletal System, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yusuke","family":"Tsuihiji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/03ws8tc44","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Keiyu Orthopedic Hospital, Tatebayashi, Japan","department":["Department of Rehabilitation"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3716-1604","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hiroyuki","family":"Watanabe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy for Sports and Musculoskeletal System, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan"},{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/00f2txz25","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4421-0582","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Naonobu","family":"Takahira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy for Sports and Musculoskeletal System, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan"},{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/00f2txz25","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"11140","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,2]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"723","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546515621756","article-title":"Return-to-play outcomes in professional baseball players after medial ulnar collateral ligament injuries: comparison of operative versus nonoperative treatment based on magnetic resonance imaging findings","volume":"44","author":"G. 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