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
