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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Suture Augmentation.

ABSTRACT: Reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) remains the gold standard for treating overhead throwing athletes with valgus instability secondary to UCL pathology. Although surgical techniques for reconstruction have evolved over time, current methods allow 90% of patients to return to their preinjury level of activity. Despite encouraging results with reconstruction, UCL repair remains a valuable treatment option for patients with UCL pathology fitting specific criteria. There are a number of advantages associated with a direct repair, and further, the development of collagen-coated sutures for ligament repair augmentation makes this procedure an attractive surgical option under the correct circumstances. This article provides a detailed description and video demonstration of the surgical steps used to perform a UCL repair with suture augmentation.

SUBMITTER: Trofa DP

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5852258 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Suture Augmentation.

Trofa David P DP Lombardi Joseph M JM Noticewala Manish S MS Ahmad Christopher S CS

Arthroscopy techniques 20171225 1

Reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) remains the gold standard for treating overhead throwing athletes with valgus instability secondary to UCL pathology. Although surgical techniques for reconstruction have evolved over time, current methods allow 90% of patients to return to their preinjury level of activity. Despite encouraging results with reconstruction, UCL repair remains a valuable treatment option for patients with UCL pathology fitting specific criteria. There are a num ...[more]

PMID: 29552469

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Project description:BackgroundReconstruction is the gold standard treatment for medial ulnar collateral ligament (MUCL) injuries. However, recent studies show a successful and renewed interest in direct suture repair, particularly in young athletes. Repair augmentation with a suture tape may provide greater stability, enabling healing of the MUCL while protecting the repair at higher valgus loads.PurposeTo perform a systematic review and meta-analysis on whether MUCL repair with augmentation provides a similar biomechanical profile to the traditional MUCL reconstruction.Study designSystematic review.MethodsThe Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials, PubMed, Medline, and Embase were used to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) criteria with the following search terms: ("ulnar collateral ligament" OR "medial ulnar collateral ligament") AND ("internal brace" OR "augmentation" OR "suture tape"). Data pertaining to certain biomechanical properties (gap formation, failure to torque [ultimate load to failure], stiffness, degree of valgus opening, and modes of failure) were extracted. The pooled outcome data were analyzed by random- and fixed-effects models. A total of 203 abstracts were identified through the aforementioned databases.ResultsAfter abstract and full-text screening, 6 biomechanical studies were included. All were on cadaveric elbows, with 53 repairs with augmentation and 53 reconstructions compared. There were no differences between the 2 in regard to ultimate load to failure (standard mean difference [SMD], -0.34 N·m; 95% CI, -1.36 to 0.68; P = .51) and rotational stiffness (SMD, 0.26; 95% CI, -1.14 to 1.66; P = .72). Despite a trend in resistance to gapping with augmented repair, this was not significant (SMD, -0.53; 95% CI, -1.08 to 0.01; P = .06). Augmented repairs were more likely to fail by pullout or at the suture-tendon/anchor-suture interface (odds ratio [OR], 12.19; 95% CI, 4.17 to 35.62; P < .00001), while failure by fracture was more common with reconstruction (OR, 5.75; 95% CI, 2.07 to 15.99; P = .0008).ConclusionMUCL augmented repair establishes the required time-zero structural properties without the need for a tendon graft. However, future clinical studies are necessary to determine its true effectiveness as well as its success at higher levels of professional sport.

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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Suture Augmentation.

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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Suture Augmentation.

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