Low Rates of Postoperative Complications and Revision Surgery After Primary Medial Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the incidence of early postoperative complications and revision surgery in patients who underwent primary medial ulnar collateral ligament (MUCL) repair with minimum of 2-year follow-up.

Methods

A retrospective review of a national insurance database was conducted to identify patients with MUCL injuries who underwent primary MUCL repair between 2015 to 2020 with minimum 2-year follow-up. Patients >40 years of age and those who had concomitant elbow fractures or dislocations, lateral UCL injures, medial epicondylitis, elbow arthritis, or a history of previous elbow injury/surgery were excluded. The number of patients who underwent a concomitant ulnar nerve procedure (transposition or decompression) during the primary MUCL repair was recorded. Complications

SUBMITTER: Moran J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835117 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature