The outcome of elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction in overhead athletes: A systematic review

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1193-1205

  Vitale, Mark A ^a   Ahmad, Christopher S ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Overhead athlete; Tommy John surgery; Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction; Valgus elbow instability

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DATA BASE; ELBOW; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; ULNA; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 44049093605     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508319053     Document Type: Review

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