Background: The number of throwing athletes with ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries
has increased recently, with a seemingly exponential increase of such injuries in …

Throwing with high velocity requires extremes of glenohumeral external rotation of the
abducted arm where particularly high forces in the shoulder and elbow are endured …

Background: An injury to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the elbow is potentially
career threatening for elite baseball pitchers. Stress ultrasound (US) of the elbow allows for …

Background: The medial ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is the primary static stabilizer to
valgus stress of the elbow. Injuries to the UCL are common in baseball pitchers. In the …

Although ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries are reported most commonly in baseball
players (especially in pitchers), these also have been observed in other throwing sports …

Background: Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries have increased significantly in recent
years, and reconstruction has become the preferred treatment for UCL injury over ligament …

Background: The number of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstructions in adolescent
athletes has increased over the past 2 decades. Clinical results in this population have not …

Background: Stress ultrasound (SUS) of the elbow has demonstrated changes in the
anterior band of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in professional and high school–aged …

Background: Elbow ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries are common, particularly in
adolescent athletes playing overhead sports. While the incidence and outcomes of surgical …

Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) arthrography has been considered the gold
standard for imaging ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries. No classification system has …