DENVER — Patients with posterolateral rotatory instability who underwent lateral ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction experienced an improved level of function, according to results ...

Angels' Andrelton Simmons needs surgery to repair UCL in left thumb Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons will require surgery after suffering a torn ligament in his left thumb, the team announced ...

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Matthew I. Leibman, MD; Andrew S. Rokito, MD Disclosures August 16, 2002 ...

Ulnar collateral ligament injuries of the elbow are occurring with increased frequency among overhead athletes. These injuries are thought to be due to an acute-on-chronic mechanism of microtrauma ...

All authors independently performed the search. Search terms included thumb, ulna (r), collateral, ligament, UCL, repair, reconstruction, and treatment.

Jobe discovered that years of use had worn away John’s ulnar collateral ligament (UCL,) a tendon connecting the upper arm bone to the forearm at the elbow. In 1974, Jobe replaced John’s missing UCL ...

Background The forearm flexors (FF) are a stabilizing biomechanical aspect of the medial elbow. However, there are no studies investigating the association of concomitant UCL injuries and FF injuries ...

Houck had non-surgical alternatives available, including platelet-rich plasma and stem-cell treatment, to try to fix his arm.

Dotted line denotes the midpoint measurement of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) thickness. Credit: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1177/23259671251326030 ...

Ulnar collateral ligament injury/tears in the adolescent are becoming more and more prevalent in this day and age of year-round baseball in the adolescent athlete. In 1974, Dr. Frank Jobe performed… ...