Hey Guys,
Take a read, I pulled this article from my local newspaper about a rookie 22 year old baseball player that blew his ulnar collateral ligament. They are going to take a tendon from the forearm, hamstrings, knee or foot to replace the torn ligament. I wonder how they decide which one to take. The procedure is as follows:
Step 1: Take the tendon form somewhere else in the body.
Step 2: Make a huge 3 inch gash along medial elbow, exposing the UCL.
Step 3: Drill holes in the humerus and ulna.
Step 4: Loop the replacement tendon throught the holes and a figure eight pattern to stablize the joint.
Step 5: Don't play ball for 12-18 months.
They call this surgery Tommy John after the first ball player that had the same injury
Whew! i'm glad it's not me.
read the whole article by Dave Pollard
http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2733391
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