ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction

noun

: a surgical procedure in which a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow is replaced with a tendon graft typically obtained from a superficial muscle of the forearm : tommy john surgery

The usual recovery time for ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction is anywhere from nine to 18 months, Grizzlies trainer Richard Stark said.

—Marek Warszawski

And there is ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, which nearly everyone has come to call Tommy John surgery.

—Bud Poliquin

Word History

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction

• abduction
• adduction
• conduction
• construction
• deduction
• destruction
• eduction
• induction
• instruction
• obstruction
• production
• reduction

Medical Definition

ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction

noun

: a surgical procedure in which a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow is replaced with a tendon graft typically obtained from the palmaris longus

called also Tommy John surgery