Elbow

• Atrhoscopic Elbow Surgery
• Arthoscopic Tennis Elbow Treatment
• Elbow Ligament Reconstruction
• Tommy John Surgery
• Little Leaguer’s Elbow
• Stress Fractures
• Cartilage Injuries

Tennis Elbow

Patients experience pain at the outer aspect of the elbow with gripping or grasping activity.

This is a chronic degeneration of the tendons that extend the finger and wrist

Basic treatment involves rest, icing, bracing, physical therapy, and medication

For those who fail to respond over 4-6 months we have available Arthroscopic Surgical Treatment to relieve the pain

Ulnar Collateral Ligament injury

This injury is common to overhand throwers and can occur as a repetitive trauma or as a result of acute injury from even a single hard throw.

Rest, bracing, and Physical therapy often are enough to resolve the symptoms and return players to normal

For those who continue to have pain, “Tommy John” surgery may be required to reconstruct the injured ligament.

Little Leaguer’s Elbow

This is a repetitive overuse injury to the cartilage of the outer aspect of the elbow seen especially in young throwers who are not done growing yet.

The repetitive stresses of throwing can cause damage to bone and cartilage in the elbow joint which may soften or even break loose into the joint.

Many young throwers can reverse the process with appropriate rest and therapy if no loose fragments have occurred. If loose fragments are already present it will usually require Arthroscopic Surgical treatment