MCL Insufficiency
Aetiology
Throwing injury
- seen in the throwing athlete
- repetitive microtrauma / valgus stress
- develop laxity
History
Initially
- lose velocity / accuracy
Develop medial pain
40% ulna nerve symptoms
Throwing injury
- seen in the throwing athlete
- repetitive microtrauma / valgus stress
- develop laxity
Initially
- lose velocity / accuracy
Develop medial pain
40% ulna nerve symptoms
Calcification
- central pattern
- often increased opacity compared with bone
Ossification
- peripheral pattern
- similar density to bone