Biomechanical Effect of Differential Tensioning on Suture-Augmented Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow.

Leanne E IannucciJonathan M KoscsoRyan M CastileSpencer P LakeMatthew V Smith

Published in: The American journal of sports medicine (2022)

Suture augmentation at both 1-mm and 3-mm laxity appears to offer similar advantages in subfailure biomechanics to standard docking reconstruction of the mUCL, with some improvements associated with failure mode. Strain data suggest a potential avoidance of graft stress shielding when tensioning the suture augmentation to 3-mm laxity, which is not as apparent with 1-mm laxity.

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