Does Tommy John surgery change a pitcher’s spin rate, velocity, or whiff ratio? Turns out, according to a new study, Major League Baseball pitchers who undergo ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCLR) do not experience any significant decreases in the spin rate, velocity, whiff rate, or hard-hit rate of 4-seam fastball, 2-seam fastball, or slider at 2 years after ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction—aka: Tommy John Surgery.
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries were more likely to happen on artificial turf than natural turf according to a new study. The study, “Epidemiological Comparison of ACL Injuries on Different Playing Surfaces In High School Football and Soccer,” was published on May 5, 2022, in Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.
Elite ice hockey athletes have a high return to sport rate after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS), but it is not always at the same level of performance, according to a new study.
For someone with hip pain, arthroscopy may provide a less drastic option than hip replacement surgery. Using this technique, a surgeon can diagnose and treat hip problems without making a large incision. It's been used for the past 20-25 years, with an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 procedures performed each year in the United States.
To investigate results after arthroscopic revision RCR. We hypothesized that (1) arthroscopic revision RCR would lead to improved outcomes, (2) the clinical results would be dependent on tendon integrity and (3) tear pattern, tendon involvement, and repair technique would influence clinical and structural results.
