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著者: Joel T Rohrbough, David W Altchek, Jon Hyman, Riley J Williams, Jonathan D Botts
雑誌名: Am J Sports Med. 2002 Jul-Aug;30(4):541-8.
Abstract/Text
BACKGROUND: Medial collateral ligament insufficiency of the elbow with resultant valgus instability in throwing athletes is typically treated with free tendon graft reconstruction as described by Jobe.
HYPOTHESIS: Improved results could be obtained with the use of the docking technique.
STUDY DESIGN: Uncontrolled retrospective review.
METHODS: The study group consisted of 36 athletes who had symptomatic insufficiency of the medial collateral ligament confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging and by surgical findings. Average follow-up was 3.3 years. Key elements of the docking technique included a muscle-splitting approach without routine transposition of the ulnar nerve, routine arthroscopic assessment, treatment of associated lesions, and docking the two ends of the tendon graft into a single humeral tunnel.
RESULTS: Thirty-three of 36 patients (92%) returned to or exceeded their previous level of competition for at least 1 year, meeting the Conway-Jobe classification criteria of "excellent." All 22 professional or collegiate athletes returned to or exceeded their previous competition level.
CONCLUSIONS: The docking technique allowed simplified graft tensioning and improved graft fixation.
PMID 12130409 Am J Sports Med. 2002 Jul-Aug;30(4):541-8.
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