he ulnar collateral ligament is a band or sheet of fibrous tissue that connects two or more bones and supports the arm muscles used while pitching. It is located on the inside of the elbow. Dr. Frank Jobe, who was told to "make something up" by Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John, who was diagnosed with a career-threatening torn ulnar collateral ligament in 1974. Instead of just making something up, Dr. Frank Jobe made history. Jobe extracted a tendon from John's right arm and used it to replace the torn ligament on his left, pitching arm. They threaded the healthy tendon through holes drilled into the bone above and below the elbow. Nobody was certain of the outcome because nobody had seen this done before. Tommy John was 31 years old and had pitched for twelve previous seasons in the major leagues when he tore his ligament. John's surgery lasted four hours; today it is m

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