A Comparative Analysis of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair to Reconstruction — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

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A Comparative Analysis of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair to Reconstruction

Name: Brody Ilstrup
Major: Athletic Training
Hometown: St. Louis Park
Faculty Sponsor: Ashley Greenwood ’14
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: Independent research
Funding: no funding

Abstract

Title: A Comparative Analysis of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair to Reconstruction

There is an overall increased return to play time associated with ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction in high level athletes. A new surgical technique of repairing the UCL has been shown to shorten the return to play time. This literature review was conducted to identify alternative UCL surgery techniques to inform athletic trainers, patients, and other health care providers of these alternative treatments. The methods used to find resources to support the problem were through google scholar, PubMed, and JSTOR peer reviewed studies that compared the reconstruction of the UCL to different techniques for repair. The majority demographics of these articles consisted of high school age to professional level pitchers with a chronic or acute UCL pathology. The literature review consists of 8 scholarly articles that are included, and 20 that have been searched. The conclusion of this analysis presented repairing the UCL showed a lower failure rate and decreased return to play time in baseball pitchers. On average, athletes were throwing at the same level or higher within six months after surgery was performed. Additionally, UCL repair adequately restored the valgus stability of the elbow. Continued research is needed to identify the long term outcomes of UCL repair.

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