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Surgical management of acute combined injuries of the ipsilateral wrist UCL Repair Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair Protocol Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair Protocol Phase I: Immediate Post-Surgical Phase (Days 1 - 21) Goals: Protect healing tissue, decrease pain and inflammation, increase scar mobility, prevent muscular atrophy Exercises: Citation: Kevin E Wilk, Christopher A A, Rebekah J A. 2019 Apr;49(4):253-261. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8215. !bq\n#z0y/16C0DLP"2wn|e&35`MX2
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PDF Rehabilitation Following UCL Repair with Internal Brace - Lupine Publishers Above protocol adapted from Dugas and Wilk: Wilk KE, Arrigo CA, Bagwell MS, Rothermich MA, Dugas JR. Repair of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Elbow: Rehabilitation Following Internal Brace Surgery. They demonstrated a significantly greater resistance to gapping with valgus stress with the UCL repair with internal brace (mean SD, 0.35 0.16 mm) compared to UCL reconstruction (0.53 0.23 mm). endobj
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PDF Brandon J. Erickson, MD Mackenzie Lindeman, ATC 176 3 - Rothman Ortho A longitudinal incision was made over the thumb over the metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint, the skin flaps elevated, the extensor shroud released, tendon pulled back, the adductor attachment released and the ulnar collateral ligament identified.
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PDF Rehabilitation Protocol: Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair 1-3 Candidates for repair are most commonly young er (pre-professional) and present Background: The purpose of this study is to describe our technique of thumb ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) repair with suture tape augmentation and to evaluate the short-term outcomes in our initial series of patients treated with this method of repair.Methods: Patients with minimum one-year follow up after isolated UCL repair with suture tape augmentation were contacted for clinical . %PDF-1.6
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In a reconstruction the old, damaged ligament is removed, new portal holes are drilled and (in an autograft situation) a tendon from somewhere else in your body (palmaris longus, hamstring, etc) is docked as the new UCL.
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