Table 1.

Outcomes of ulnar collateral ligament repair in published studies

Year	Author	# of repairs	Surgical technique	Suture augment	Gender	Mean age	Primary sport	Level of competition	Outcomes
2019	Dugas et al. [35••]	111	Repair suture and suture tape augment secured with anchors	Yes—collagen dipped	Male Female	18.3	Baseball Football softball Javelin	High school (67%), college (28%), recreational (4%), professional (1%), junior high (1%)	102/111 (92%)—returned to previous/higher level of play Average time to return: 6.7 months
2008	Savoie et al. [31]	60	Suture/anchor bone tunnels	No	Male Female	17.2	Baseball Basketball Cheerleading	College (37%), high school (42%), junior high (21%)	56/60 (93%)—returned to previous/higher level of play Average time to return: 6 months (4–11.7 months)
2006	Argo et al. [11]	18	10—repair/suture anchor 6—repair/plication 1—repair/muscle augmentation 1—bone tunnel	No	Female	22	Softball Gymnastics Tennis	College (47%), high school (26%), recreational (21%), nonathlete (5%)	17/18 (94%)—returned to previous/higher level of play Average time to return: 2.5 months (2–3.5 months)
2000	Azar et al. [33]	13	Did not specify	No	Male	21.6	Baseball Football Tennis Wrestling	Professional, collegiate, high school (percentages not specified)	5/8 (63%)—returned to previous/higher level of play (5 lost to follow-up)
1992	Conway et al. [10]	14	10—repair/plication 4—bone tunnels	No	Male	26.5	Baseball	Professional (71%), collegiate (29%)	7/14 (50%)—returned to previous level of play
1981	Norwood et al. [9]	4	3—repair/plication 1—bone tunnel	No	Male		Softball Soccer	Recreational (50%), nonathlete (50%)	4/4 (100%)—returned to previous level of play 2/4—nondominant arm 1/4—returned to throwing 1/4—returned to soccer