2021 Annual Meeting Wrist & Elbow Access Pass-Questions and Answers: The Athlete's Elbow

Questions and Answers: The Athlete's Elbow

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During a Q&A session, Dr. Moore discusses his experience with UCL reconstruction in gymnasts. He explains that the return to sport protocol is the same as for baseball players, with weight-bearing activities being introduced once the athletes are asymptomatic. However, there is uncertainty about when gymnasts should start weight-bearing activities such as back handsprings. Dr. Moore mentions that most injuries were acute tears and a mix of proximal and distal tears. Another speaker, Dr. Conley, describes a different approach, allowing gymnasts to do non-hand-down skills immediately and gradually introducing hand-down skills based on strength and other factors specific to the individual gymnast.

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Taylor D'Amore, MD; Steven Cohen, MD | The Athlete's Elbow

Keywords

UCL reconstruction

gymnasts

return to sport protocol

weight-bearing activities

acute tears