elbow

Athletes: Do You Need Tommy John Surgery?

By Karen Heiden on September 27, 2017

The elbow is a complex structure comprised of bone, muscle, tendons, and ligaments. When something goes wrong with the ligaments and nerves in the structure, the elbow loses stability, and the speed and control in throwing is heavily impacted – and painful. An Ulnar Collateral Ligament injury is usually the result of repetitive throwing motions […]

Elbow Injuries: An Epidemic in Baseball

By Eric Heiden on September 27, 2016

There is an epidemic of elbow injuries in youth baseball. As an Orthopedic Surgeon who focuses on Sports Medicine it is frightening to see the increase in the number of young players undergoing Tommy John surgery to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament. Tommy John surgery, or ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCL) is a procedure in […]

I was working on the evening of January 29th of this year when I was hit by a truck. I was rushed to the IHC hospital in Murray, Utah. My lower right leg was broken in multiple places and I had to have immediate surgery. The good news was that the trauma surgeon on duty that evening was Dr. Winegar. One of the worst days of my life was made better by the good fortune of having this great doctor. It is now four months later and I am walking without crutches and building strength by the day. Thanks.
Bruce Alan Weaver