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The Kansas City Royals are confronting a few injuries early in spring training. On Tuesday, Royals manager Matt Quatraro provided an update on pitchers Carlos Hernandez and Christian Chamberlain ...
Pitcher Josiah Gray will undergo season-ending surgery to repair the partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, according to MLB.com's Jessica Camerato. Gray, 26, is scheduled to ...
The 29-year-old is currently pursuing second opinions on a potential second Tommy John surgery. Ohtani underwent the procedure after his rookie season in 2018 and spent 2019 as a full-time hitter ...
The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) can become stretched, frayed, or torn through the repetitive stress of the throwing motion. The risk of injury to the UCL is believed to be extremely high, as the amount of stress through the structure approaches its ultimate tensile strength during a hard throw. [2]
Tommy John surgery (TJS), known in medical practice as ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction, is a surgical graft procedure in which the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere from the patient's own body, or the use of a tendon from the donated tissue from a cadaver.
Ulnar collateral ligament injuries can occur during certain activities such as overhead baseball pitching. Acute or chronic disruption of the ulnar collateral ligament result in medial elbow pain, valgus instability, and impaired throwing performance. There are both non-surgical and surgical treatment options.
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The tear in his right elbow was detected during an MRI exam on Wednesday. The 29-year-old d'Arnaud is weighing whether or not to undergo surgery and he and the club are expected to make a decision ...