The arthroscopic release of contractures regularly achieves highly functional elbows in athletes, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Researchers studied athletes with limited elbow extension who underwent an arthroscopic release of contractures procedure and found all elbows improved. After the procedure, pain for the athletes during sporting activities was absent in most patients and most patients returned to the same level of performance as before the surgery.
Read the abstract for "Arthroscopic Restoration of Terminal Elbow Extension in High-Level Athletes."
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Researchers studied athletes with limited elbow extension who underwent an arthroscopic release of contractures procedure and found all elbows improved. After the procedure, pain for the athletes during sporting activities was absent in most patients and most patients returned to the same level of performance as before the surgery.
Read the abstract for "Arthroscopic Restoration of Terminal Elbow Extension in High-Level Athletes."
Read more coverage about sports medicine studies:
- Study: Shockwave Therapy Safe for Treating Hamstring Injury
- Study: Achilles Tendon Strain Higher Among Males With Tendinopathy
- Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction Could Be Most Cost-Effective