Tommy John surgery

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical procedure
gptkbp:affects elbow
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
gptkbp:commonIn baseball pitchers
javelin throwers
overhead throwing athletes
tennis players
gptkbp:complication infection
nerve damage
stiffness
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Frank_Jobe
gptkb:Tommy_John
gptkbp:firstPerformedInYear 1974
gptkbp:graftSource hamstring tendon
palmaris longus tendon
toe extensor tendon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tommy John surgery
gptkbp:ICD-10_code 0LQF0ZZ
gptkbp:involves graft from another tendon
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D013502
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Tommy_John
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:physician
gptkbp:recoveryIncludes physical therapy
rehabilitation exercises
gptkbp:replacedBy ulnar collateral ligament
gptkbp:restored 12 to 18 months
gptkbp:successRate 80 to 90 percent
gptkbp:usedFor repairing torn ulnar collateral ligament
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stephen_Strasburg
gptkb:Max_Fried
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5