The procedure for UCL reconstruction is known as "Tommy John surgery." It's named after baseball pitcher Tommy John, who was the first patient to have the procedure in 1974.

Both UCL tears and Little League Elbow involve the pitcher’s throwing elbow. However, they are caused by different circumstances and treated differently. Tommy John (UCL tears) ...

Tommy John surgery is a common treatment for a torn UCL, but a new internal brace procedure offers a less invasive ...

Fifty years ago, Tommy John, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a career-saving experimental elbow surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) by Dr. Frank Jobe. As of 2024 ...

Monegro was diagnosed last week with a torn UCL in his right elbow and will require Tommy John surgery, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports. Double-A Portland attributed Monegro's placement on the ...

Tommy John pitched in the big leagues from 1963 to 1989 and won 288 ... Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery has changed the game and the people who ... The ulnar collateral ligament, ...

A torn UCL is common in baseball, especially for pitchers. The usual treatment is Tommy John surgery. More than 2,400 Tommy John surgeries have been performed on the elbows of professional ...

Earlier this week, Martínez landed on the IL and the Diamondbacks announced his injury as a sprain of his right ulnar collateral ligament. A sprain, by definition, involves some degree of stretching ...

Aaron Boone spoke to reporters before the Yankees’ matchup with the Red Sox, revealing that Jake Cousins is still getting […] ...

Guardians pitcher Ben Lively had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday morning and is expected to miss 12-18 months.

Pirates right-hander Jared Jones will undergo season-ending elbow surgery to repair his ulnar collateral ligament. ... but since Jones has been dealing with a UCL sprain, Tommy John surgery and an ...

An examination revealed John Curtiss had a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. Tommy John surgery would put him out through 2022.