I have been a baseball player for years, and have pain on the inside of my elbow. Could I need Tommy John surgery?
posted 4/11/11 in Elbow Instability
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Treatment of Terrible Triad injury (radial head fracture, coronoid fracture, lateral collateral ligament injury)
posted 4/5/15 in Elbow Instability
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Treatment of Longitudinal Radioulnar Instability:Essex Lopresti lesion
posted 4/5/15 in Elbow Instability
When a fall on an outstretched hand leads to a comminuted radial head fracture, longitudinal radioulnar dissociation (LRUD) may result if the forearm interosseous ligament (IOL) tears as well. This is often referred to as the Essex-Lopresti lesion, and treatment has been very unsatisfactory, historically. While I worked...
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Treatment of Varus Posteromedial Instability
posted 4/4/15 in Elbow Instability
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Treatment of Medial Collateral Ligament injury (Tommy John Procedure)
posted 3/13/15 in Elbow Instability
The medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the elbow is critical for valgus stability of the elbow and is the primary elbow stabilizer. As such, the MCL plays an important role in most throwing sports, including baseball and javelin, as well as racquet sports and ice hockey. Elbow injuries in young...
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Treatment of Posterolateral Rotatory Instability (lateral collateral ligament injury)
posted 2/24/15 in Elbow Instability
