Biomechanical Comparison of Anatomic Restoration of the Ulnar Footprint vs Traditional Ulnar Tunnels in Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction.
Edward S ChangAnthony H LeAustin MacFarland LooneyMaj Donald F ColantonioCpt William B RoachCol Melvin D HelgesonCpt DesRaj M ClarkMaj Donald R FredericksSameer H NagdaPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2021)
Current UCL reconstruction techniques do not accurately re-create the ulnar UCL footprint. The UCL is a dynamic constraint to valgus loads at the elbow, and a more anatomic reconstruction may afford more natural joint kinematics. This more anatomic technique performs similarly to the traditional docking technique at time zero, and the results of this study may offer a starting point for future in vivo studies.