If You Don’t Want a Popeye Deformity, Pick Tenodesis!

by Ryan Paul | Feb 24, 2021

Biceps Tenodesis versus Tenotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Level I Randomized Controlled Trials Belk JW, Kraeutler MJ, Houck DA, Chrisman AN, Scillia AJ, McCarty EC. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2021. [Epub ahead of...

Fill It In! Infraspinatus Remplissage Increases Shoulder Stability While Providing Similar Function

by Ryan Paul | Feb 22, 2021

Arthroscopic Bankart Repair with and without Arthroscopic Infraspinatus Remplissage in Anterior Shoulder Instability with a Hill-Sachs Defect: A Randomized Controlled Trial MacDonald P, McRae S, Old J, Marsh J, Dubberley J, Stranges G, Koenig J, Leiter J, Mascarenhas...

Part 5 of the Tommy John Surgery Series: It Works But Don’t Expect Miracles

by Ryan Paul | Jan 15, 2021

In the previous four SportsMedRes posts, we discussed postoperative outcomes after ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction in professional baseball players. Our first study (Camp et al. 2018) showed that while we often focus on pitchers who undergo UCL...

Part 4 of the Tommy John Surgery Series: Slower Fastballs After Tommy John Surgery? No Matter – Velocity Isn’t Everything!

by Ryan Paul | Jan 14, 2021

The Effect of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction on Pitch Velocity in Major League Baseball Pitchers Lansdown DA and Feeley BT. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2014 February. doi: 10.1177/2325967114522592 Full Text Freely Available Take-Home Message...

Part 3 of the Tommy John Surgery Series: Fewer Innings Pitched and More Frequent Walks after Revision UCL Reconstruction

by Ryan Paul | Jan 13, 2021

Pitching performance and longevity after revision ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction in Major League Baseball pitchers Marshall NE, Keller RA, Lynch JR, Bey MJ, Moutzouros V. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2015 April. doi: 10.1177/0363546515579636...