Abstract
Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) injuries are the most common thumb metacarpophalangeal
joint ligamentinjury. Rehabilitation protocols traditionally permit return to sport
at 12 weeks post-surgery. In this article, we propose anacellerated rehabilitation
protocol permitting return to sport at 5-6 post-surgery in the recreational athlete.
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Quiz: # 925
Record your answers on the Return Answer Form found on the tear-out coupon at the back of this issue or to complete online and use a credit card, go to JHTReadforCredit.com. There is only one best answer for each question.
- # 1.The authors advocate an approach that will allow return to recreational sports at approximately ______ post repair
- a.4 weeks
- b.5-6 weeks
- c.7-8 weeks
- d.10 weeks
- a.
- # 2.The authors’ primary criticism of the traditional approach is that it calls for
- a.intensive post-op rehabilitation
- b.cast immobilization
- c.early motion
- d.restricting early motion
- a.
- # 3.A key feature of the recommended surgery is
- a.6 strand suture technique
- b.interoperative antibiotic bathing
- c.suture tape for a protected repair
- d.its low cost
- a.
- # 4.AROM is initiated at approximately _________ post-op
- a.day 1
- b.7-10 days
- c.14-18 days
- d.3 weeks
- a.
- # 5.The authors do not claim that this article contains sufficient scientific data to establish the method as “best practices”. They advocate more investigation to more fully demonstrate its advantages over the traditional method of care.
- a.true
- b.false
- a.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 18, 2021
Accepted:
April 7,
2021
Received:
February 1,
2021
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Published by Elsevier Inc.
