Bryan M. Saltzman, MD, FAAOS

Published results showed competitive athletes who underwent ulnar collateral ligament repair with internal bracing had similar patient-reported outcomes and faster return to sport vs. athletes who underwent UCL reconstruction.

A healthy 7-year-old, right-hand dominant girl who sustained a right elbow injury 1 year prior presented to our office. She was seen immediately following the injury at an outside hospital emergency department where she was diagnosed with an ulnar shaft fracture and placed into a splint (Figure 1). She followed up with an outside institution’s orthopedic surgeon who treated her injury with close monitoring in a cast.