Ulnar collateral ligament injury and the need for Tommy John surgery has been on the rise for decades in youth baseball. While the exact number of injuries is unknown, orthopedic surgeon Dr. James ...

Soft tissue injuries can cause problems, especially for serious athletes. Damage to a ligament can mean pain, swelling, and a long recovery. Severe injuries to ligaments like the ulnar collateral ...

Ligaments are bands of tough elastic tissue around your joints. They connect bone to bone, give your joints support, and limit their movement. You have ligaments around your knees, ankles, elbows, ...

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury in Gymnasts: An Analysis of Return to Competition Rates and Patient Outcomes Nashville, Tenn. (1:20 p.m. EDT, July 8, 2021)--In a small study of gymnasts with ulnar ...

Every baseball season, players from major leagues to youth levels lose time because of injuries to the ulnar collateral ligament in their elbow. A University of Kansas researcher is co-author of a new ...

It’s the final year of Johan Santana’s six-year, $137.5 million deal, but it looks like his Mets tenure has already concluded. Dr. David Altchek is scheduled to perform shoulder surgery on Santana ...

The lateral collateral ligament (LCL) is the ligament located in the knee joint. Ligaments are thick, strong bands of tissue that connect bone to bone. The LCL runs along the outside of the knee joint ...

The ankle is among the most commonly injured body part across all sports. Thousands of people sprain their ankles every day during relatively routine activities. In baseball, ankle sprains don’t ...