• Mashup Score: 1

    Dr. Ahmad’s latest blog post explains how UCL tears are diagnosed, as well as what an MRI scan can tell us about the injury.

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    • #ThrowingThursday - Is It A Full Tear ❓ The #elbow UCL tears in different ways. Why is that important ❓ The #tear characteristics can help determine the capacity of the #ligament to #heal without #surgery... Learn More: https://t.co/BgITYLap4a ☑️ #baseballsportsmedicine 🥇

  • Mashup Score: 12

    Dr. Chris Ahmad goes over The Valgus Extension Overload with Posteromedial Impingement surgical procedure. Learn more about Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, New Yor…

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    • Surgical removal of more than just #bonespurs or extra bone in the back of the #elbow will increase #stress on the #ligament. Therefore when performing this #operation I remove only the damaged #bone and #preserve as much normal bone as possible https://t.co/849sZQLPXk 📽️

    • This is extremely important because removing #spurs may take place in the setting of an #injured #ligament. And it’s common clinically to see #athletes develop the need for UCL reconstruction following #bonespur removal... https://t.co/849sZQLPXk 📽️ https://t.co/gNcIX0jqVb

  • Mashup Score: 4

    Learn more about Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, New York Orthopedic Surgeon, at http://www.elbowsportssurgeon.com.

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    • 3/3 #MondayMorning #Surgery-ACL Reconstruction #Patients usually require 3 types of grafts to reconstruct the #ACL: Two #autograft - #tissue is taken from the patient’s own #body One #allograft - tissue comes from a donor, then is treated to be safe https://t.co/MS62SE2x4D📽️

    • 2/3 #MondayMorning #Surgery - ACL Reconstruction Dr. Ahmad performs an #ACL #reconstruction arthroscopically, making two small incisions on both sides of the #patella to pass the #camera (#arthroscope) and other instruments into the #joint... https://t.co/MS62SE2x4D 📽️

    • 1/3 #MondayMorning #Surgery - ACL Reconstruction An #ACL #reconstruction is performed when the #ligament is completely torn The surgery is performed at an out-patient setting where the #patient comes in, has #surgery, and goes home in the same day.. https://t.co/MS62SE34Ub 📽️