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The first description of a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) (Fig. 1) appeared in a 1946 report by Waris that focused on elbow injuries in javelin throwers1. However, it was not until 1974 that the first UCL reconstruction (UCLR) was performed by Dr. Frank Jobe on Los Angeles Dodgers pitch...

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a chronic disorder associated with pain, numbness, and weakness in the hand. It is caused by entrapment of the ulnar nerve at the level of the elbow as it passes behind the medial epicondyle of the humerus, and affected individuals frequently have impairment of work and av...

Investigators of this study that compared inpatient and outpatient open reduction and internal fixation for ankle fractures found a reduced risk of certain 30-day medical morbidities with outpatient procedures and no differences in surgical morbidity, reoperations and readmissions.

Patients undergoing bilateral total shoulder arthroplasty may have optimized postoperative functional outcomes and satisfaction if the second surgery is performed within 6 months of the first arthroplasty, according to results.

Recently published results showed patients who underwent reverse shoulder arthroplasty commonly experienced heterotopic ossification of the long head of the triceps tendon.

Adequate placement of femoral and acetabular components in computer-navigated hip resurfacing was not associated with elevated metal ion levels, according to recently published results.

Men with fractured hips performed worse on several mental assessment tests and had higher mortality rates than women with fractured hips, according to research recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Older patients had lower revision and conversion to total hip arthroplasty rates following hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fractures compared with younger patients. In addition, investigators found fewer periprosthetic fractures with the use of cemented stems and similar outcomes between...

Adolescents with symptomatic, large chondral lesions treated with autologous chondrocyte implantation experienced significant improvements in knee-specific function and health-related quality of life scores, according to results.

Investigators of this early follow-up study found solid organ transplant patient survivorship was not affected by total knee arthroplasty.