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Phase I (weeks 0 to 3): Splint for one week, then transition to a hinged elbow brace with gentle motion from 30 to 110 progressing to 10 to 125 at week 3. 15 -17,19 Therefore, UCL reconstruction has become a common procedure to address UCL insufficiency in adolescent, collegiate, and professional throwers. It's pretty neat to see how it has taken on a whole world of uses, including in the knee and ankle. Recently, Dugas et al. %PDF-1.3 UCL Repair; Young overhead athletes who sustain an injury to their medial ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) complex, isolated to the proximal or distal end of the ligament and without chronic attritional damage, may benefit from a repair rather than a reconstruction procedure.1 Reference 1. 3BRKpw.4/Y. the thumb. Finger and hand range of motion: maintain AROM and PROM Return to Play in Athletes After Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Suture Tape Augmentation - Daniel B. Gibbs, Steven S. Shin, 2020 Please fax initial evaluation and progress notes to 8153817498. Rehabilitation following UCL repair with internal brace is accelerated by comparison to Tommy John Surgery. Revision Date: 10/29/2021. Thumb UCL Repair- Early Mobilization This protocol is intended to provide the clinician with a . 110 0 obj
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As the internal brace technique continues to mature, its application has been gradually expanded to include repair of the anterior talofibular ligament and deltoid ligament in the ankle, anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments, medial and lateral collateral ligaments and medial patellar ligaments in the knee, and ulnar collateral ligaments in . V8FW
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