3 Anatomically, it was believed that valgus stress led to a sequential failure of the medial elbow musculature, the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), the medial joint capsule, and, lastly, the joint ...

Objectives: Rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL ... nonoperative treatment with surgical repair and surgical reconstruction of thumb UCL injuries. A secondary purpose was to compare ...

Guardians pitcher Ben Lively had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday morning. Dr. Keith Meister did a right elbow ...

An ulnar collateral ligament injury is any strain ... In more severe cases, you may need ligament reconstruction surgery. The procedure for UCL reconstruction is known as "Tommy John surgery." ...

What Is Tommy John Surgery? Tommy John surgery repairs a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), which is located inside your inner elbow. This ligament connects the bone of your upper arm (humerus ...

Tommy John surgery is a common term for ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) surgery, which is an operation on the elbow joint. It was named after baseball pitcher Tommy John, who underwent the first ...

But Bieber noted elbow discomfort after the starts and the club announced an MRI revealed "surgical reconstruction" of the ulnar collateral ligament will require surgical reconstruction.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians set their opening day roster prior to first pitch in Kansas City on Thursday and placed five pitchers on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 24.

Every day, it seems, another ulnar collateral ligament falls prey to the mere ... the list of players already recovering from elbow reconstruction includes an MVP (Shohei Ohtani), Cy Young winners ...

Jorge Mateo had successful left elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with internal brace and flexor repair today. The surgery was performed by Dr. Keith Meister at Trinity Park Surgery ...

This systematic review has demonstrated excellent clinical outcomes (pain, strength, motion, and stability) after surgical treatment (repair and autograft reconstruction) of both acute and chronic ...

Dr. Keith Meister did a right elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with a flexor tendon repair on the 33-year-old Lively in Dallas. Lively will have a postoperative recheck Thursday ...