Little League Elbow

op managment of little league elbow

- ORIF medial epicondyle--> avulsion fx - UCL reconstruction--> UCL tear

term little league elbow refers to which conditions?

- medial epicondyle stres fractures - UCL injuries - flexor pronator mass stains - medial condyle apophysitis

MOI of little leaguer elbow

- throwing curveballs

imaging findings for little league elbow?

- xray: widening of the medial epicondyle epiphysis or fragmentation/ avusion of epicondyle - MRI: increased edema of the medial epicondyle apophysis or UCL injury

how does little league elbow effect throwing

decreased: - speed - accuracy - distance

non op management for little league elbow

rest; limit throwing; PT; NSAIDs

pathoanatomy of little leage elbow`

tension overload in medial structures due to : -repettitive valgus loading - reptitive microtrauma in immature skeleton