ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
The Effect of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Internal Brace Augmentation on Articular Contact Mechanics: A Cadaveric Study.
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- Ligamentoplasty in scapholunate instability: short-term results of the "all dorsal scapholunate repair" technique.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Low Rates of Postoperative Complications and Revision Surgery After Primary Medial Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Suture Augmentation Results in Good Clinical Results, a Return-to-Play Rate Between 67% and 93%, and a Postoperative Complication Rate Up to 11.9%: A Systematic Review.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Review
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Internal Bracing Repair Technique for High-Grade Partial Proximal Tears in the Throwing Athlete.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
- Intersurgeon Consistency of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Internal Brace: A Biomechanical Analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Outcomes After Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Graft Repair in Professional Baseball Pitchers With Minimum 2-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- The Use of the Internal Brace to Repair the UCL Injury of the Elbow in Athletes.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere has been renewed interest in ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) repair in throwing athletes because of a greater understanding of UCL injuries, improvement in ligament repair technology, and potentially expedited rehabilitation time and return to play relative to UCL reconstruction. PURPOSE: To evaluate elbow articular contact and overall joint torque after UCL reconstruction and repair augmented with a collagen-coated fiber tape, InternalBrace. STUDY
designControlled laboratory study.
methodsTen matched pairs of cadaveric arms (mean age, 41 ± 11 years) were dissected to expose the UCL. Each specimen was secured into a custom test fixture at 90°, and 1 specimen from each pair underwent either a modified Jobe UCL reconstruction or UCL repair with InternalBrace. Each specimen underwent 10 cycles of elbow valgus angular displacement between 0° and 5° at a rate of 1 deg/s in the intact state, after UCL avulsion, and then after UCL reconstruction or repair. Articular contact mechanics and overall joint torque and stiffness were recorded.
resultsContact mechanics of reconstructed and repaired specimens were not significantly different. Both reconstruction and repair procedures returned the overall resistance of the joint to valgus torsion to near-intact levels. UCL repair tended to restore joint torque more closely to the intact state than did reconstruction, given that reconstruction showed a nonsignificant trend toward lower torque than the intact state (
conclusionNeither UCL reconstruction nor UCL repair with InternalBrace overconstrained the elbow joint, as both groups had similar contact pressures compared with the native joint. Both procedures also restored elbow joint torque and stiffness to levels not statistically different from the intact state. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Given the sound biomechanical properties of UCL repair with InternalBrace, it may have a significant role as treatment for UCL injuries.
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