Researchers studied athletes with limited elbow extension who underwent an arthroscopic release of contractures procedure and found all elbows improved. After the procedure, pain for the athletes during sporting activities was absent in most patients and most patients returned to the same level of performance as before the surgery.
Read the abstract for “Arthroscopic Restoration of Terminal Elbow Extension in High-Level Athletes.”
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