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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction [PDF]

Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2015
Context: Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries lead to pain and loss of performance in the thrower’s elbow. Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCLR) is a reliable treatment option for the symptomatic, deficient UCL. Injury to the UCL usually occurs because of chronic accumulation of microtrauma, although acute ruptures occur and an acute-on ...
Erickson, Brandon J., Harris, Joshua D., Chalmers, Peter N., Bach, Bernard R., Verma, Nikhil N., Bush-Joseph, Charles A., Romeo, Anthony A.   +6 more
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The 50 most impactful articles on the medial ulnar collateral ligament: An altmetric analysis of online media

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
The purpose of this study was to use the Altmetric Attention Score to determine the 50 most impactful medial ulnar collateral ligament articles in online media and compare their characteristics to the most-cited medial ulnar collateral ligament articles ...
Kunal M Kirloskar, Matthew D Civilette, William R Rate, Andrew S Cohen, Brett D Haislup, Suresh K Nayar, Blake M Bodendorfer, Heath P Gould   +7 more
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Management of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries in Overhead Athletes [PDF]

Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow, 2019
Ulnar collateral ligament injuries of the elbow are frequent among overhead athletes. The incidence of ulnar collateral ligament reconstructions (UCLRs) in high-level players has increased dramatically over the past decade, but the optimal technique of ...
Suk-Hwan Jang
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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow With Double Suspensory Fixation

Arthroscopy Techniques, 2021
Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction of the elbow has evolved substantially since its introduction in 1974. Numerous variations of the surgery have been introduced, including modifications in tunnel creation, graft tensioning, and fixation.
Raffy Mirzayan, M.D., Kyle Schoell, M.D., Daniel C. Acevedo, M.D., Anshuman Singh, M.D.   +3 more
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Newer techniques for the ultrasonographic evaluation of the elbow structures: Distal biceps tendon, lateral ulnar collateral ligament and radial nerve

Indian Journal of Pain, 2022
Context: Ultrasound is an excellent modality for the evaluation of the soft tissue structures as well as articular pathologies of the elbow joint.
Kanchan Sharma, Gautam Das, Chinmoy Roy, Debjyoti Dutta, Shalina Chandran, Syeda Shaista Naz, Smruti Rekha Hota, Sarvesh Basavarajaiah   +7 more
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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Internal Bracing Repair Technique for High-Grade Partial Proximal Tears in the Throwing Athlete

Arthroscopy Techniques, 2023
The use of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) repair with concomitant internal bracing for throwing athletes is a viable treatment option, but must take into account tear location, ligament quality, the expected length of the athlete's career, desire to ...
Benjamin Kerzner, M.D., Daniel J. Kaplan, M.D., Zeeshan A. Khan, B.A., Shelby R. Smith, M.D., Obianuju A. Obioha, M.D., Harry Jawanda, B.S., Garrett R. Jackson, M.D., Varun Gopinatth, B.S., Lakshmanan Sivasundaram, M.D., Nikhil N. Verma, M.D.   +9 more
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Airbag-Associated Bilateral Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 2019
We report a case of simultaneous bilateral thumb metacarpophalangeal ulnar collateral ligament avulsions resulting from airbag deployment during a motor vehicle crash.
Nicole H. Goldhaber, MA, Christian E. Sampson, MD   +1 more
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Ulnar collateral ligament injuries of the thumb: phalangeal translation during valgus stress in human cadavera [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: The clinical diagnosis of thumb ulnar collateral ligament disruption has been based on joint angulation during valgus stress testing. This report describes a definitive method of distinguishing between complete and partial ulnar collateral ...
Calfee, Ryan P., Gelberman, Richard H., McKeon, Kathleen E.   +2 more
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Sequential Sectioning of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Elbow in Cadaveric Arms with Ulnohumeral Laxity Assessed by Dynamic Ultrasonography [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives: Injury of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), whether acute or chronic, is potentially career-threatening for elite overhead throwing athletes.
Ciccotti, Michael C., Ciccotti, Michael G., Cohen, Steven B., Dodson, Christopher C., Hammoud, Sommer, Nazarian, Levon N.   +5 more
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Hypertrophy of the sublime tubercle in elbow ulnar collateral ligament injuries: a case series of baseball pitchers undergoing ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with short-term follow-up

JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques, 2022
Background: The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the elbow is subject to repetitive stress in overhead throwing athletes. This can lead to morphologic changes at the bony attachments of the UCL and hypertrophy of the sublime tubercle.
Ravi Vaswani, MD, Michael C. Fu, MD, MHS, Joshua S. Dines, MD, Venkat Boddapati, BA, Brandon J. Erickson, MD, George F. LeBus, MD, Dean N. Papaliodis, MD, John E. Conway, MD, David W. Altchek, MD   +8 more
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