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Elbow Rehabilitation Protocols

Elbow rehabilitation protocols include UCL reconstruction (Tommy John surgery), distal biceps tendon repair, lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow), medial epicondylitis, elbow arthroplasty, and olecranon procedures. Browse protocols from orthopedic programs and sports medicine centers specializing in upper extremity care.

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Distal Biceps Repair 12 UCL Repair 8 Lateral Epicondyle Debridement 6 UCL Reconstruction 6 Triceps Repair 5 Elbow Arthroscopy 3
Cubital Tunnel Release — Ulnar Nerve Transposition
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
 Cubital Tunnel Release — Anterior Subcutaneous Transposition
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 Cubital Tunnel Release — In Situ
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 Distal Bicep Tendon Repair — Single Incision Endo Button
Mountain Orthopaedics
Mountain Ortho Clinical Team · January 2025
 Distal Bicep Tendon Repair
UW Health Sports Medicine
UW Health Sports Rehabilitation; UW Health Sports Medicine physician…
 Distal Biceps Tendon Repair
iOrtho
August 2024
 Distal Biceps Tendon Repair
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute / Sierra Park PT
Brian Gilmer MD (US Ski Team Physician); Karly Dawson PA-C
 Distal Biceps Tendon Repair
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute / Sierra Park PT
Timothy Crall MD (US Ski Team Physician); Bartlett White PA-C
 Distal Biceps Repair — Distal Biceps Tendon Repair
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Sports Medicine · October 2021
 Distal Biceps Repair
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
Hoffman; Murray; Wolf
 Distal Biceps Repair
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
 Distal Biceps Repair
Saint Louis University (SLUCare)
 Distal Biceps Repair — Distal Biceps Tendon Repair
Sanford Health
2021-08-01
 Distal Biceps Repair — Distal Biceps Tendon Repair
Sutter Health / Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Kevin Roth MD · 2024
 Distal Biceps Repair
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 Distal Biceps Repair — Bledsoe Brace Protocol
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
Dr. Zachary; Dr. Tofte; Dr. Kruse
 Distal Biceps Repair — Early Mobilization
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
Dr. Salyapongse
 Elbow Arthroscopy — Capsular Release
Saint Louis University (SLUCare)
 Elbow Arthroscopy — Debridement
Saint Louis University (SLUCare)
 Elbow Arthroscopy — Loose Body Removal and Arthroscopic Debridement of the Elbow
UW Health Sports Medicine
UW Health Sports Rehabilitation; UW Health Sports Medicine Physician…
 Epicondylalgia — Non-Operative Management
iOrtho
August 2024
 Lateral Epicondyle Debridement — Lateral Epicondylectomy (Surgery for Lateral Epicondylitis)
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
G. Kasparyan, MD; M. Miles, OTR/L, CHT · 2019-10
 Lateral Epicondyle Debridement — Lateral Epicondyle Surgery
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
 Lateral Epicondyle Debridement — Arthroscopic Extensor Origin Debridement
Saint Louis University (SLUCare)
 Lateral Epicondyle Debridement — Lateral Epicondyle (Tennis Elbow) Debridement with Tendon Repair
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 Lateral Epicondyle Debridement — Lateral Epicondyle (Tennis Elbow) Debridement without Tendon Repair
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 Lateral Epicondyle Debridement — Lateral Epicondyler Debridement and Repair of the Elbow
UW Health Sports Medicine
UW Health Sports Rehabilitation; UW Health Sports Medicine Physician…
 Non-Operative — Lateral Epicondylitis Conservative Management
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Lahey Hospital OT Department · 2023-12
 MCL Reconstruction — Elbow MCL Reconstruction
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
 Medial Epicondyle Debridement — Medial Epicondyle Surgery
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
 Medial Epicondyle Debridement — Medial Epicondyle (Golfer's Elbow) Debridement without Tendon Repair
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 Medial Epicondyle Debridement — Medial Epicondyle (Golfer's Elbow) Debridement with Tendon Repair
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 Non-Operative — Medial/Lateral Epicondylalgia
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Sports Medicine · April 2021
 Non-Operative — Elbow Dislocation Rehabilitation
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
 Non-Operative — Radial Head Fracture Rehabilitation
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
 Platelet-Rich Plasma — PRP/Needle Fenestration for Elbow
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
2024-06
 Radial Head Replacement
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 Radial Tunnel Release
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 Total Elbow Arthroplasty
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 Triceps Repair
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
 Triceps Repair — Distal Triceps Tendon Repair
Sanford Health
2024-07-01
 Triceps Repair — Distal Triceps Tendon Repair
Sutter Health / Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Kevin Roth MD · 2024
 Triceps Repair
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 Triceps Repair — Triceps Tendon Repair
UW Health Sports Medicine
UW Health Sports Rehabilitation; UW Health Sports Medicine physician…
 UCL Reconstruction — Palmaris Longus or Gracilis Graft
iOrtho
August 2024
 UCL Reconstruction — (Palmaris Longus or Gracilis Graft)
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Sports Medicine · June 2021
 UCL Reconstruction
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
 UCL Reconstruction
Saint Louis University (SLUCare)
2022
 UCL Reconstruction — Elbow UCL Reconstruction
Sutter Health / Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Kevin Roth MD · 2024
 UCL Reconstruction — Elbow UCL Reconstruction
UW Health Sports Medicine
UW Health Sports Rehabilitation; UW Health Sports Medicine physician…
 UCL Repair — Internal Brace
Saint Louis University (SLUCare)
 UCL Repair — Elbow UCL Repair
Sutter Health / Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Kevin Roth MD
 UCL Repair — Elbow UCL Repair — Non-Athlete
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 UCL Repair — Elbow UCL Repair — Throwing Athlete
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
09/2024
 UCL Repair — with Internal Brace
UW Health Sports Medicine
UW Health Sports Rehabilitation; UW Health Sports Medicine physician…
 UCL Repair / Reconstruction — (Elbow)
Samaritan Athletic Medicine / Samaritan Hand to Shoulder Orthopedics (SAM Health, Corvallis OR)
Kaitlyn Schlueter PT DPT SCS; Dr. Alexandra Makenzie · September 2024