How to Use ulnar collateral ligament in a Sentence
ulnar collateral ligament
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Shohei Ohtani has an ulnar collateral ligament tear and cannot pitch for the rest of the season.
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
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Due to a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament, Ohtani hasn’t pitched since Aug. 23.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
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Two years and one week ago, Means went under the knife to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2024
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Ohtani tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow late this past season, forcing him off the mound in 2024.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2023
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Allegretti tore his ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in the second quarter against the 49ers and didn’t miss a snap in the game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
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But an expert on elbow injuries said that does little to clarify the state of the ulnar collateral ligament in the All-Star’s right arm.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
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Damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow sent him to Tommy John surgery, and Turnbull missed the 2022 season.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 7 May 2023
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With a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament likely preventing him from pitching the rest of this season and all of 2024, Ohtani won’t be a dual threat again for a while.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
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He was just as shaken by a setback a year later, when one doctor told him his ulnar collateral ligament might have torn again.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
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Purdy had surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow March 10.
—oregonlive, 26 July 2023
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He was diagnosed with a strained ulnar collateral ligament and chose to rehab the injury instead of surgery.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
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Ohtani, who is a free agent, finished the season on the injured list, dealing with an oblique issue and having surgery to repair his right ulnar collateral ligament tear.
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
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The ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow is torn.
—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
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The road to a 100 mph fastball is littered with ruptured ulnar collateral ligaments.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
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Around the horn Three weeks after suffering a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, Orioles closer Félix Bautista played catch for a fifth time, throwing from about 120 feet.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
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Ohtani was removed from Wednesday's game against Cincinnati after his 26th pitch, and a scan revealed a torn ulnar collateral ligament.
—Charles O’Brien, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
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Ohtani had already been shut down from pitching after tearing his right ulnar collateral ligament pitching in a game on Aug. 23.
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
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Mulé is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery next week to repair his ulnar collateral ligament, sources told the Tribune.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
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Ohtani tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Aug. 23, ending his pitching season.
—BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
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Left-hander Matthew Boyd, who signed a one-year, $10 million contract in the offseason, underwent Tommy John surgery last week to fix the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
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The exception was when starting center Bam Adebayo tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb last season and was sidelined seven weeks.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023
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That is asking a lot, especially of Ray, who had the flexor tendon and ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow repaired last May.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
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The former All-Star closer will undergo an ulnar collateral ligament repair in his right elbow for the second time in his career.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
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All too often, the overuse results in a torn ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow, necessitating surgery to repair it.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
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Alvarez had successful surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament on his left thumb on Tuesday.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
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The San Francisco 49ers' quarterback is scheduled to have a procedure to repair his torn ulnar collateral ligament Friday in the Dallas area, a league source said.
—Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2023
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Ohtani He is not expected to pitch this season after suffering an the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow Aug. 23.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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The former All-Star reliever underwent Tommy John surgery in 2017 to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023
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Pitchers are throwing at higher velocities than ever before, causing a surge of injuries to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in the elbow, which connects the bones of the upper and lower arm.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2019
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The Orioles acquired the right-hander two days before he was scheduled to undergo Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
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