Effect of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction on Off-Speed Pitch Performance in Major League Baseball Pitchers

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Galvin J. Loughran · Stanford University

Mark E. Cinque · Stanford Medicine

Aaron Sciascia · Lexington Clinic

Brian L. Schulman

William Workman · Walnut Creek Hearing Aid Center

Michael T. Freehill · Stanford University

Abstract

The results of this study demonstrate that pitchers who undergo UCLR and return to the MLB level can expect similar off-speed pitch performance in comparison with their preinjury levels and with pitchers without UCL injury.

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Shoulder Injury and Treatment Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

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Published in: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

Volume 14, Issue 2, pp. 23259671251407339-23259671251407339

DOI: 10.1177/23259671251407339

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Effect of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction on Off-Speed Pitch Performance in Major League Baseball Pitchers

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