Contributions of selected muscles to the dynamic stability of the medial aspect of the elbow

The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is the primary restraint against valgus forces at the elbow. This structure cannot support the entire load placed upon the medial elbow during overhand throwing motions such as pitching a baseball. In this study we measured the contributions that different muscle...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leddon, Charles
Other Authors: Harter, Rod A.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30905