Tommy John Surgery (Muscle Interesting Post)

Being a baseball pitcher and going to lots of High Performance Team tryouts recently for British Colombia I've heard lots of the safety of our arm and how to prevent injuries such as the Tommy John Injury, also known as ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction. The injury and surgery got its name from the hall of fame pitcher Tommy John who was the first to undergo the surgery. He recently passed away last year. The procedure is to replace the UCL with a tendon from elsewhere in the body. When getting Tommy John Surgery your arm gets opened up around the elbow and you get holes drilled into your ulna and humerus bones where the new tendon would go. The tendon usually comes from the same or other forearm or from below the knee. To prevent pain the ulnar nerve is removed as scar tissue is formed that can apply pressure to the nerve. One of the main risks to getting this surgery is if you keep throwing afterwards and you tare it again.