AOSSM Specialty Day 2023 with ISAKOS with CME-2. AOSSM-ISAKOS - Session VIII

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In this video, Ryan Paul, a first-year medical student at Hackensack Meridian, presents a study he conducted with Dr. Cohen on outcomes following arthroscopic posterior medial osteofibrosection and the risk of future UCL reconstruction. The study focuses on valgus extension overload, which leads to excess bone formation and elbow pain in athletes, particularly pitchers. The purpose of the study was to report outcomes of athletes who underwent arthroscopic resection of posterior medial osteophytes and determine if they required subsequent UCL reconstruction. The study involved 36 athletes who underwent the procedure, with 5 baseball pitchers requiring UCL reconstruction. The researchers concluded that UCL reconstruction is not necessary unless the UCL is symptomatic.

Keywords

UCL reconstruction

valgus extension overload

arthroscopic resection

athletes

elbow pain