Stress Ultrasonography Summary

Introduction
The article aims to use stress ultrasonography to evaluate elbow ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) which is a problem that has become more prevalent amongst professional pitchers. As such, the UCL thickness and ulnohumeral gapping are measured with the moving arc of the stress test acting as a guideline.
Methodology
Ultrasonography is the method that was used for purposes of assessing 70 asymptomatic baseball pitchers’ UCL while undergoing spring training. In addition, a linear-array transducer which is 15-MHZ was used in capturing both dominant and non-dominant images of the elbow. Paired t-tests were used with the average of rater values in order to determinant the significance that exists between non-dominant and dominant elbows.