Which Tommy John Surgery Is Best? Answer: Neither! (Orthopedics This Week)
It’s a first-in-the-literature…Jim Bradley, M.D., M.S., a sports medicine specialist with Burke & Bradley Orthopedics at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and lead physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has conducted a head-to-head trial of two types of Tommy John procedures. Dr. Bradley tells OTW, “We conducted a prospective randomized clinical trial comparing a modified Jobe technique (as taught to me by Frank Jobe), to the docking technique that was developed by David Altchek. We had an equal number of ...
