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Jordan Zimmermann UCL Strain

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The Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann left the game due to the elbow discomfort on Friday of April 26th , 2019. An MRI was reported as an ulnar collateral ligament (UCL ) sprain in his right, pitching elbow. As we often discuss on the sports injury blog (elbow problems in throwers), characterizing this as an injury or an acute sprain is inaccurate in throwers.   

Zimmermann has also had shoulder and neck pain during his time with the Tigers.  

According to team orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Stephen Lemos, Zimmerman will not have elbow surgery.  

News reports convey that the team sees it as a hopeful sign that Zimmermann won’t have surgery, but that doesn’t mean that it will be easy to get back to throwing effectively. We’ll have to see how he adapts to these issues.

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Chuma Okeke ACL injury

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The Auburn tigers basketball player, Chuma Okeke had an MRI which showed that he  torn the ACL in his left knee during the game against North Carolina on March 29th, 2019.

The injury happened when Okeke approached the basket. He planted his left foot as he tried to shoot, and his knee buckled, dropping him straight into the ground. Okeke immediately placed his hand on his left knee, and was rolling back and forth from pain.  He was last seen limping off the court with assistance.

This injury did not happen by direct force from another athlete. It was due to the way he planted his foot relative to his knee and body position, which caused him to be in an awkward position that placed enough force on his knee to cause the ACL tear.

Okeke had a successful ACL reconstruction on Tuesday morning of April 2nd. “Everything went well in the repair of his ACL,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said on the Paul Finebaum Show. Given that the surgery went well, there’s no doubt that Okeke will work to try to return for part of next season.