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Management of ulnar collateral ligament injury in baseball athletes: An online survey in Japanese surgeons.

Shota HoshikaKazunari TomitaKeisuke MatsukiHiroshi KusanoJun YamakawaShogo Yonekawa
Published in: Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (2024)
Japanese doctors involved in the treatment of baseball injuries reached a consensus to indicate high-level athletes with a full-thickness UCL tear for surgery. When operative management was the preferred option, a consensus was reached to perform UCL reconstruction. These results may contribute to the decision-making for managing UCL injuries.
Keyphrases
  • decision making
  • minimally invasive
  • clinical practice
  • optical coherence tomography
  • cross sectional
  • surgical site infection
  • combination therapy
  • thoracic surgery