Houck had non-surgical alternatives available, including platelet-rich plasma and stem-cell treatment, to try to fix his arm.

Orioles pitcher Grayson Rodriguez will have a debridement surgery to clean up part of his bone to prevent future elbow ...

Red Sox starter Tanner Houck said he’s at peace with his decision to undergo Tommy John surgery.

Sporting a metal brace on his right arm a little over two weeks after undergoing an internal brace procedure on the ulnar ...

He's done pitching for the season and many assume he'll have Tommy John surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right elbow, though he's waiting on a second opinion.

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 ...

Objectives: Rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is a frequent injury of the hand. When untreated, this injury may lead to decreased pinch strength, pain, instability, and osteoarthritis ...

Jobe discovered that years of use had worn away John’s ulnar collateral ligament (UCL,) a tendon connecting the upper arm bone to the forearm at the elbow. In 1974, Jobe replaced John’s missing UCL ...

Ulnar collateral ligament tear of the thumb is when the ligament on the inside portion of the MCP joint of the thumb is torn from the bone. This ligament is important for pinch strength of the thumb.

Tommy John surgery was revolutionary in 1974 when Dr. Frank Jobe performed the ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction on the former Yankees pitcher it is named after.

Demonstrated in this video is the technique of ulnar collateral ligament repair with internal brace augmentation. Gregory L. Cvetanovich, MD, associate professor of orthopedic surgery, shoulder ...

Meanwhile, Atlanta Braves No. 1 starter Spencer Strider - who struck out a major league-high 281 batters in 2023 - has damage to his elbow's ulnar collateral ligament, the team announced Saturday ...