Biomechanical Comparison of Anatomic Restoration of the Ulnar Footprint vs Traditional Ulnar Tunnels in Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
Abstract
Current techniques for ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction do not reproduce the anatomic ulnar footprint of the UCL. The purpose of this study was to describe a novel UCL reconstruction technique that utilizes proximal-to-distal ulnar bone tunnels to better re-create the anatomy of the UCL and to compare the biomechanical profile at time zero among this technique, the native UCL, and the traditional docking technique.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Dec 10, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1177/03635465211054475
Entities
People
- Anthony H. Le
- Austin MacFarland Looney
- Desraj M. Clark
- Donald F. Colantonio
- Donald R. Fredericks Jr
- Edward S. Chang
- Melvin D. Helgeson
- Sameer H. Nagda
- William B. Roach
Organizations
- Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic
- Georgetown University
- Inova Health System
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center