Outcomes in revision Tommy John surgery in Major League Baseball pitchers. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2016; 25: 90-97 [PMID: 26687472 DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.08.040] P- Reviewer: Angoules A, Guerado E, Metzger PD S- Editor: Gong XM L- Editor: A E- Editor: Li DLiu JN, Garcia GH, ...
Fewer than 100 professional pitchers had undergone Tommy John surgery when Black retired in 1995. Now, that number is more than2,200, according to data compiled by baseball researcher Jon Roegele. “Back then in the early 90s in my last couple years with the Gia...
NEW YORK -- Mets top pitching prospect Matt Allan, the linchpin of an aggressive 2019 Draft strategy and the No. 3 prospect in the organization per MLB Pipeline (No. 64 overall), will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a partial tear of his ulnar colla
The injury“epidemic”may have justturned into a“pandemic”in the past 48 hours. This season has seen an almost unprecedented number of pitchers falling to injuries and Tommy John surgeries. Now former Cy Young winnerShane Bieberha...
New data suggests ulnar collateral (UCL) reconstruction, better known as Tommy John Surgery, allows major league pitchers to return to the mound at high rates, and with a positive impact on some performance parameters. The research, presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine...
However, much is unknown regarding the current revision rate of Tommy John surgery, return to play, and change in performance in Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers. Publicly available databases were used to obtain a list of all MLB pitchers who underwent primary and revision Tommy John surgery...
Tigers pitching prospect Alex Faedo will undergo Tommy John surgery this month to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team announced Saturday. Faedo, the Tigers’ first-round pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, ranks 10th on the Tigers' Top 30 Prospects list, per MLB Pi...
He had been through one Tommy John surgery in 2017 and would soon be headed for another. “I needed a good cry,” he said. “Sometimes, you need it.” Elbow injuries have plagued generations of pitchers, and damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in ...
But even if what we’ve witnessed this spring is just a trough between Tommy John waves, we should still savor the lack of ugly MRI results as long as it lasts. The fewer pitchers paying visits to the dreadedDr. James Andrews, the better off baseball will be....
Perhaps personal success following the first procedure leads players to think it's worth repeating. Now that more pitchers have had Tommy John surgery and subsequently returned to competition, more might be inclined to do it again. After all, if they believe they were able to return to their ...