Radial Collateral Ligament of the Elbow

Radial Collateral Ligament of the Elbow

ateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, is the most common cause of lateral elbow pain and can be a major cause of symptoms and debilitation.1 The term “lateral epicondylitis” is a misnomer, in that the abnormality causing tennis elbow is degeneration and a possible tear of the common extensor tendon (CET) at or near its humeral origin.2 Histologic studies have shown that there is no significant...

Elbow medial collateral ligament injuries

Elbow medial collateral ligament sprain occurs when the elbow is subjected to a valgus force exceeding the tensile properties of the medial collateral ligament (MCL). This is an injury seen more often in throwing athletes. Understanding the differential diagnosis of medial elbow pain is paramount to diagnose MCL injury as well as addressing other medial elbow pathology. A natural evolution rega...

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow

Methods: A systematic review was registered with PROSPERO and performed following PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines using 3 publicly available free databases. Therapeutic clinical outcome investigations reporting UCLR outcomes with level of evidence 1 through 4 were eligible for inclusion. All study, subject, and surgical technique demographi...

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears of the Elbow

Treatment of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears of the Elbow

BACKGROUND Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) tears have become common, and UCL reconstruction (UCLR) is currently the preferred surgical treatment method for treating UCL tears. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study was to review the literature surrounding UCL repair and determine the viability of new repair techniques for treatment of UCL tears. We hypothesized that UCL repair technique...