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

Reconstruction of the Lateral Collateral Ligament

posted 4/25/11 in Elbow Instability

Posterolateral rotatory instability is the most common pattern of elbow instability, particularly that which is recurrent. Posterolateral rotatory instability can be considered a spectrum consisting of three stages according to the degree of soft tissue disruption, or may develop as a complication of a preceding surgery such as tennis elbow...

Treatment of Longitudinal Radioulnar Instability:Essex Lopresti lesion

posted 6/1/07 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...

Treatment of Medial Collateral Ligament injury (Tommy John Procedure)

posted 4/24/07 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...