Tommy John surgery

the reason why the number of UCL Reconstructions, commonly know as Tommy John Surgery, is on the rise and does not show any signs of stopping. What is Tommy John Surgery? Tommy John Surgery is a surgery that is used to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow. There are some accessory tendons in the forearm or hamstring. These accessory tendons…

they have had Tommy John Surgery (TJ Surgery). TJ Surgery is needed when you have a tear in your UCL. The surgery is started by cutting an incision into the inner elbow. Once the incision is cut, the surgeon will then drill holes into the humerus and ulna bones, which are upper and lower arm bones. A graft tendon is needed for this particular surgery, and most likely is taken from the upper forearm. It is then precisely threaded into the holes in the bones, and stitched back up. This surgery can…

running into the same problem: their elbows are giving out and they’re requiring Tommy John surgery. This is a result of years of strain on the ligament. I believe these players are victims of coaches who pushed them too far. Coaches at a little league or high school level should be focused upon teaching their players the fundamentals of the game. The best youth baseball teams are not the ones that hit the most home runs or record the most strikeouts. The best teams are the ones that can…

Frank Jobe pioneered a successful surgery to help many people regain achievement after a catastrophic injury. According to Tim Rohan, over 25 percent of active pitchers in Major League Baseball have had a procedure to repair a torn elbow ligament (1). This injury has been a major problem in baseball and needed to be fixed by a revolutionary surgical procedure. According to the author of the article, “Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Major League Baseball Pitchers,” the first surgery…

Why is it that more Major League pitchers are having Tommy John’s surgery now that in years past? Tommy John’s surgery is a procedure to repair the Ulnar Collateral Ligament in the elbow. The surgery is named after a former Major League player named Tommy John. In 2013, the Baseball Hall of Fame honored the operation’s inventor, Dr. Frank Jobe, almost 40 years after inventing steps to fix Tommy John’s elbow (Matson, 2009). Jobe’s creation of the surgery in 1974 has allowed a large percentage of…

War after a long day of fighting. Now-a-days, American’s pick their favorite teams, or even players. For some, they pick their favorite pitchers. What happens when the favorite pitcher tears his UCL? Society suffers. Research Question: What effect does revision UCL reconstruction surgery have on…

Clayton Kershaw is on the mend from a lower back injury, but before the All-Star break, he was looking like the presumptive NL Cy Young winner. Unfortunately, he still hasn’t made it back from his injury, but it seems like he will be returning pretty soon. If I was going to go out on a prediction on what day he will return, it would probably be in this upcoming week. Clayton Kershaw finished off the first half of the season with a 1.79 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, and an impressive 9 walks in 121 innings…

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…

Major League Baseball has a Tommy John ‘epidemic’ that seems to keep getting worse entering the 2025 season. More than 30 MLB pitchers are out on the injury list for the 2025 season because of Tommy John surgery.Tommy John surgery is a surgery of the UCL ligaments when they’re torn or partially torn, usually for pitchers but can be for a hitter. The Ulnar Collateral Ligament, also known as UCL, is located in the elbow and is used to stabilize the elbow when throwing a baseball. If a baseball is…

Lasky, Tommy John surgery mends a damaged elbow ligament (1). Tommy John injuries are also known as ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). Tommy John injuries happen when a patient, frequently a baseball player, has recurring stress to the elbow. Baseball pitchers are more apt to get Tommy John injuries because of the repetitive motion of pitching the ball. Consequently, to become more informed on Tommy John surgery, there is a need to become familiar with the procedures, prognosis, risk factors,…