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Riley Quick, Alabama Crimson Tide star pitcher, sustained an elbow injury in his first start of the 2024 season against Manhattan College, delivering three hitless innings before experiencing discomfort and being removed from the game. This led to a diagnosis requiring UCL reconstruction, commonly known as Tommy John surgery, which was performed by Dr. Lyle Cain. After an extensive rehabilitation, Riley successfully returned to the mound in time for Alabama Baseball's 2025 season opener. #Alabam

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MOVING VALGUS STRESS TEST FOR MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INSUFFICIENCY OF THE ELBOW If your patient is presenting after a trauma of the elbow and with medial elbow pain, one of the first things you want to test (after excluding a fracture) is the integrity of the ligaments. The moving valgus stress test is used to assess the medial collateral ligament at the elbow. According to a small study of O'Driscoll et al. (2017) the Moving Valgus Stress test has a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of

Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Tear- this is how it looks like and how it happens (In the video: Toronto Blue Jays's pitcher, Tim Mayza tearing his UCL): EVERY pitcher generates enough force on each pitch to rupture the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. If a pitcher's elbows come higher than his wrists and shoulders, with the ball pointing down, he's demonstrating an "inverted W" -- a sign that his sequence is off and he's "fighting" his own body. "The No. 1 risk factor for UCL injuries i