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Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John.
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Frank Jobe
American orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic
Frank Wilson Jobe was an American orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic. Jobe pioneered both elbow ligament replacement and major reconstructive shoulder surgery for baseball players.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
Surgical procedure for the elbow
Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, often referred to as Tommy John surgery is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere in the patient's body, or with one from a deceased donor. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tommy John
American baseball player (born 1943)
Thomas Edward John Jr., nicknamed "the Bionic Man," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 26 seasons between 1963 and 1989. He played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)