UCL Repair

Young overhead athletes who sustain an injury to their medial ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) complex, isolated to the proximal or distal end of the ligament and without chronic attritional damage, may benefit from a repair rather than a reconstruction procedure.1

Reference

1. Walters BL, Cain EL, Emblom BA, Frantz JT, Dugas JR. Ulnar collateral ligament repair with internal brace augmentation. Orthop J Sports Med. 2016;4(3 suppl3):2325967116S00071. doi:10.1177/2325967116S00071

The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only to augment the primary repair/reconstruction by expanding the area of tissue approximation during the healing period and is not intended as a replacement for the native ligament. The InternalBrace technique is for use during soft tissue-to-bone fixation procedures and is not cleared for bone-to-bone fixation.

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Young overhead athletes who sustain an injury to their medial ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) complex, isolated to the proximal or distal end of the ligament and without chronic attritional damage, may benefit from a repair rather than a reconstruction procedure.1

Reference

1. Walters BL, Cain EL, Emblom BA, Frantz JT, Dugas JR. Ulnar collateral ligament repair with internal brace augmentation. Orthop J Sports Med. 2016;4(3 suppl3):2325967116S00071. doi:10.1177/2325967116S00071

The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only to augment the primary repair/reconstruction by expanding the area of tissue approximation during the healing period and is not intended as a replacement for the native ligament. The InternalBrace technique is for use during soft tissue-to-bone fixation procedures and is not cleared for bone-to-bone fixation.

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MUCL Repair With the InternalBrace™ System

Surgical Technique Animations | 02:02 | English | 04/15/2022 | AN1-000345-en-US A
Elbow UCL Repair With the UCL InternalBrace™  System

Elbow UCL Repair With the UCL InternalBrace™ System

Surgical Technique Guides | English | 01/18/2022 | LT1-000230-en-US A
UCL Repair Using the InternalBrace™ System
UCL Repair Using the InternalBrace™ System
Jeffrey Dugas, MD
Surgical Technique Videos | 08:06 | English | 04/05/2022 | VPT1-00559-en-US E
UCL Repair Using InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Repair
UCL Repair Using InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Repair
Jeffrey Dugas, MD
Surgical Technique Videos | 10:43 | English | 04/04/2022 | VID1-002771-en-US A
UCL Repair With the InternalBrace™ System
UCL Repair With the InternalBrace™ System
Chris Ahmad, MD
Case Presentation Videos | 03:06 | English | 02/21/2022 | VPT1-00685-en-US C
UCL Repair with InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation
UCL Repair with InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation
Jim Bradley, MD
Presentation Videos | 06:23 | English | 08/15/2023 | VPT1-00742-EN A
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UCL Repair Using the InternalBrace™ System
UCL Repair Using the InternalBrace™ System
Jeffrey Dugas, MD
08:06 | English | 04/05/2022 | VPT1-00559-en-US E
UCL Repair Using InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Repair
UCL Repair Using InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Repair
Jeffrey Dugas, MD
10:43 | English | 04/04/2022 | VID1-002771-en-US A
Using InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Procedure for Complex Elbow Dislocations
Using InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Procedure for Complex Elbow Dislocations
Scott Steinmann, MD
10:05 | English | 03/25/2022 | VID1-002896-en-US A
Lateral UCL Repair With the InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Procedure
Lateral UCL Repair With the InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Procedure
Todd Twiss, MD
10:44 | English | 03/21/2022 | VID1-01390-en-US B
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
Laura Timmerman, MD
07:26 | English | 12/31/2014 | VID1-00271-EN A

Surgical Technique Animations (2)

MUCL Repair With the InternalBrace™ System
MUCL Repair With the InternalBrace™ System
02:02 | English | 04/15/2022 | AN1-000345-en-US A

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Elbow UCL Repair With the UCL InternalBrace™  System
Elbow UCL Repair With the UCL InternalBrace™ System
English | 01/18/2022 | LT1-000230-en-US A

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Dual-Docking 4-Ply Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction With InternalBrace™ Repair
Dual-Docking 4-Ply Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction With InternalBrace™ Repair
Patrick M. Connor, MD
08:19 | English | 10/20/2022 | VID1-003391-en-US A
UCL Repair With the InternalBrace™ System
UCL Repair With the InternalBrace™ System
Chris Ahmad, MD
03:06 | English | 02/21/2022 | VPT1-00685-en-US C

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UCL Repair with InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation
UCL Repair with InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation
Jim Bradley, MD
06:23 | English | 08/15/2023 | VPT1-00742-EN A

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Scope This Out, Volume 23, Number 1
Scope This Out, Volume 23, Number 1
English | 03/14/2022 | LN1-000401-en-US A