title: Return to Play Following Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction.
abstract: Ulnar collateral ligament injury in the overhead athlete typically presents as activity-related pain with loss of velocity and control. Treatment options range from nonoperative rehabilitation to ligament reconstruction. Surgical reconstruction is frequently required to allow the athlete to return to competition and many surgical techniques have been described. The rehabilitation process to return back to overhead athletics, in particular pitching, is prolonged and requires progression through multiple phases. Despite this, surgical treatment has been shown by multiple investigators to be successful at returning athletes to their previous level of competition.
authors.affiliation: Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, American Sports Medicine Institute, 805 St. Vincent's Drive, Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA. Electronic address: lyle.cain@andrewscenters.com.
authors.forename: Edward Lyle
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.affiliation: Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, American Sports Medicine Institute, 805 St. Vincent's Drive, Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA.
authors.forename: Owen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: McGonigle
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D000070637:Collateral Ligament, Ulnar / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D000068958:Return to Sport; D012307:Risk Factors; D000070638:Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
keywords: Outcomes after UCL reconstruction; Return to play after UCL reconstruction; UCL; UCL complications; UCL reconstruction; UCL rehab; UCL tear