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The location of ligament tears within a pitcher’s elbow can be key to predicting the success of non-operative treatment for injuries, according to the results of a study presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine.
Researchers examined 38 pitchers from one professional baseball organization (both major and minor league teams) who sustained ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries between 2006 and 2015,. Thirty-two players (84%) received non-operative treatment for partial ligament tears. A proximal tear of the UCL was identified in 81% of the patients who were successfully treated non-operatively. By contrast, a distal tear of the UCL was detected in 90% of patients who failed non-operative treatment and required surgery.
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Frangiamore S, Lynch TS, Vaugh MD, Soloff L, Schickendantz MS. MRI predictors of failure in non-operative management of ulnar collateral ligament injuries in professional baseball pitchers. Paper presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. Available at: http://apps.sportsmed.org/meetings/am2016/files/Paper_116.pdf. Accessed July 29, 2016.
The location of ligament tears within a pitcher’s elbow can be key to predicting the success of non-operative treatment for injuries, according to the results of a study presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine.
Researchers examined 38 pitchers from one professional baseball organization (both major and minor league teams) who sustained ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries between 2006 and 2015,. Thirty-two players (84%) received non-operative treatment for partial ligament tears. A proximal tear of the UCL was identified in 81% of the patients who were successfully treated non-operatively. By contrast, a distal tear of the UCL was detected in 90% of patients who failed non-operative treatment and required surgery.
The location of ligament tears within a pitcher’s elbow can be key to predicting the success of non-operative treatment for injuries, according to the results of a study presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine.
Researchers examined 38 pitchers from one professional baseball organization (both major and minor league teams) who sustained ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries between 2006 and 2015,. Thirty-two players (84%) received non-operative treatment for partial ligament tears. A proximal tear of the UCL was identified in 81% of the patients who were successfully treated non-operatively. By contrast, a distal tear of the UCL was detected in 90% of patients who failed non-operative treatment and required surgery.
Suggested Reading
Frangiamore S, Lynch TS, Vaugh MD, Soloff L, Schickendantz MS. MRI predictors of failure in non-operative management of ulnar collateral ligament injuries in professional baseball pitchers. Paper presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. Available at: http://apps.sportsmed.org/meetings/am2016/files/Paper_116.pdf. Accessed July 29, 2016.
Suggested Reading
Frangiamore S, Lynch TS, Vaugh MD, Soloff L, Schickendantz MS. MRI predictors of failure in non-operative management of ulnar collateral ligament injuries in professional baseball pitchers. Paper presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. Available at: http://apps.sportsmed.org/meetings/am2016/files/Paper_116.pdf. Accessed July 29, 2016.