2021 AOSSM-AANA Combined Annual Meeting Recordings-Questions and Answers: The Athlete's Elbow

Questions and Answers: The Athlete's Elbow

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In a video Q&A session, Dr. Moore discusses the return to sport protocol for gymnasts who have undergone UCL reconstruction. He states that there was no change in the general protocol compared to baseball players. The timing for weight-bearing activities, such as planks, is determined based on when the athletes become asymptomatic. The pattern of injury seen in this group of gymnasts was mostly acute tears, with a relatively equal distribution between proximal and distal tears. Another doctor shares a different approach, allowing certain non-hand-down skills on a trampoline and tumble track earlier in the recovery process. The importance of dominant arm and specific gymnastic techniques is also discussed.

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Taylor D'Amore, MD; Steven Cohen, MD

Keywords

UCL reconstruction

gymnasts

weight-bearing activities

acute tears

recovery process