Ulnar Collateral Ligament Internal Bracing Repair Technique for High-Grade Partial Proximal Tears in the Throwing Athlete

Primary Repair of the Medial Collateral Ligament With Internal Bracing

The medial collateral ligament (MCL) is commonly injured in the setting of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Because the MCL has better healing capacity than the ACL, the general perception is that MCL injuries can be treated conservatively. Treating these injuries conservatively, however, can lead to residual valgus laxity. Furthermore, it delays time to surgery, which prevents acute ...

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Versus Repair With Internal Bracing: Comparison of Cyclic Fatigue Mechanics

Background Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries have increased significantly in recent years, and reconstruction has become the preferred treatment for UCL injury over ligament repair. In a recent study, UCL repair with internal bracing demonstrated significantly greater resistance to gap formation in biomechanical tests, even at low cycles of valgus loading. Purpose/Hypothesis The purpos...

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears of the Elbow

Non-operative management of ulnar collateral ligament injuries in the throwing athlete.

Medial ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries have become increasingly prevalent in overhead athletes. The orthopaedic literature contains a wealth of information on operative management of these injuries. However, there are few high-quality longitudinal studies on non-operative care of UCL injuries. The purpose of this review is to describe the non-operative approach to managing UCL injuries...

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair with Internal Brace Augmentation

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