Evaluating the efficacy of hinged elbow braces in reducing passive valgus forces after ulnar collateral ligament injury-A biomechanical study

CONCLUSION: The hypothesis-that a hinged elbow orthosis significantly reduces passive valgus forces in the elbow following UCL injuries-is not supported by the data and therefore has to be rejected. Nevertheless, the study demonstrates a tendency that a hinged elbow brace could mitigate these forces, at least in an experimental cadaveric model with static study …