TY  - BOOK
AU  - De Luigi, Arthur Jason
TI  - Adolescent Pitcher Recovery from Partial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tear after Platelet-Rich Plasma
SN  - 1537-890X
PY  - 2018///
KW  - *Athletic Injuries/th [Therapy]
KW  - *Baseball/in [Injuries]
KW  - *Collateral Ligament, Ulnar/in [Injuries]
KW  - *Platelet-Rich Plasma
KW  - Adolescent
KW  - Athletes
KW  - Athletic Injuries/dg [Diagnostic Imaging]
KW  - Collateral Ligament, Ulnar/dg [Diagnostic Imaging]
KW  - Humans
KW  - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW  - Male
KW  - Ultrasonography
KW  - MedStar National Rehabilitation Network
KW  - Journal Article
N1  - Available online through MWHC library: 2002 - present
N2  - Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), as a regenerative treatment for partial ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) tears, is validated to lead to faster clinical recovery and return to play in adult athletes. However, studies examining such a role of PRP in younger pediatric and adolescent athletes are scarce. A 14-year-old adolescent throwing athlete, a right-handed pitcher, presented with chronic right medial elbow pain discovered to be secondary to a partial UCL tear, as identified on both ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. A single ultrasound-guided injection of PRP to the pathologic site of the partial UCL tear, in concert with our standardized rehabilitation protocol for throwing athletes after UCL injuries, enabled the boy to heal and return to throwing at full pitching distance without pain and without complications. This emphasizes the utility of PRP as a regenerative treatment option in an adolescent throwing athlete
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000549
ER  -