Optimal management of ulnar collateral ligament injury in baseball pitchers.

3 Despite considerable improvements in diagnostic measures, conditioning, and surgical procedures, Major League Baseball (MLB) still shows an increasing trend in injuries to pitchers. 6 , 8 With baseball, especially pitching, a large number of injuries and lost time are attributed to upper extremity injuries such as impingement, rotator cuff injury, shoulder instability, labral tears, and elbow ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury. 3 , 5 , 6 , 8 – 12 U

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