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Tommy John Ligament Repair with Ulnar Collateral Ligament Internal Brace.

ABSTRACT: Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries commonly occur in overhead athletes as a result of excess valgus stress on the elbow and can be functionally debilitating, requiring surgical intervention. Since the advent of the first initial UCL reconstruction technique pioneered by Dr. Frank Jobe performed on professional baseball player Tommy John, UCL, or Tommy John Ligament reconstruction has successfully returned athletes to sport following injury and shown enhanced clinical outcomes with minimal complication rates. Tommy John surgery continues to evolve with the development of various techniques over recent years. This technical note describes a UCL repair with an internal brace using knotless suture anchors and aims to contribute to the current literature a technique that is efficacious and reproducible and offers satisfactory stability, functionality, and return to play.

SUBMITTER: Guzman A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10838019 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Tommy John Ligament Repair with Ulnar Collateral Ligament Internal Brace.

Guzman Alvarho A Williams Nicholas N Francisco Raia R Reed Lena L Cheng Samantha J SJ Waldron Patrick P Vallelanes Ethan E McGahan Patrick P Chen James L JL

Arthroscopy techniques 20231225 1

Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries commonly occur in overhead athletes as a result of excess valgus stress on the elbow and can be functionally debilitating, requiring surgical intervention. Since the advent of the first initial UCL reconstruction technique pioneered by Dr. Frank Jobe performed on professional baseball player Tommy John, UCL, or Tommy John Ligament reconstruction has successfully returned athletes to sport following injury and shown enhanced clinical outcomes with minimal ...[more]

PMID: 38312867

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