Correspondence to: Dr Langer Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brown Medical School/Rhode Island Hospital, Coop 1st floor 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA; langerpr{at}hotmail.com Ulnar ...

Key Takeaways Baseball pitchers might be able to reduce their risk of elbow injuryThe explosive motion of pitching puts stress on elbow ligamentsBy adjusting their arm and torso position, pitchers can ...

Pablo López's season is over before it even began. The Minnesota Twins' starting pitcher has “significant tearing” in his ulnar collateral ligament, general manager Jeremy Zoll said Tuesday via ...

Recently Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, sustained an ulnar collateral ligament tear and subsequent surgery, ending his football season. Elbow injuries in football players ...

Tommy John surgery is another term for ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction. It’s a procedure to treat an elbow injury that tends to occur among throwing athletes, such as baseball pitchers.

Inside his office, above the oversized, high-definition monitor where he shows injured baseball players images of their damaged elbow ligaments, Dr. Naotaka Mamizuka hung a row of photographs. Most ...

On Friday, Los Angeles Angels pitcher Sean Burnett became the latest player this season to undergo "Tommy John" surgery. In this weekend's MLB draft, at least four players selected had already had the ...

Diamondbacks lefty Caleb Smith has been a diagnosed with a ligament tear in his left elbow, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. However, after receiving multiple opinions on the injury, ...