In Vivo Effect of Partial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tear Location on Ulnohumeral Joint Gapping With Stress Ultrasound in Baseball Pitchers.
Michael C CiccottiRyan W PaulRichard J GawelBrandon J EricksonChristopher C DodsonSteven B CohenLevon N NazarianMichael G CiccottiPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2023)
No difference was observed in the amount of ulnohumeral joint gapping on SUS in symptomatic baseball pitchers with MR-identified partial UCL tears at differing anatomic locations. The findings of this study are contrary to previous cadaveric studies that have evaluated the effects of UCL tear characteristics on delta laxity.