Is Ulnar Collateral Ligament Strength Proportional to Height and Weight?
Clinicians should not assume that bigger athletes have a stronger UCL. Furthermore, elbow varus torque during throwing for adult athletes should not be normalized by body weight and height.
Authors
- Jonathan S. Slowik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3823-6786)
- Glenn S. Fleisig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9029-8749)
- Ricardo E. Colberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6037-0829)
- Marcus A. Rothermich
- David P. Beason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1403-3746)
- Brandon K. Kimbrel
Institutions
- American Sports Medicine Institute (US)
- Orthopaedic Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671241312211
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.10
Funders
- Major League Baseball