Posterior Elbow Dislocation

Bipolar Dislocation of Left Shoulder and Left Elbow: (Luxatio Erecta+Posterior Dislocation of Elbow) (A Case Report)

This is a report on simultaneous dislocation of the left shoulder and elbow resulting in a 16 years old boy. Bipolar dislocation of Luxatio Erecta and posterior dislocation of the elbow is extremely rare. After clinical examinations (attention to pain, swelling, and deformity of the shoulder and elbow joints and neurovascular examinations), the necessary radiography was performed for the patien...

Posterior dislocation of the elbow.

man who was seen in a direct-access capacity by a physical therapist for a chief complaint of severe left elbow pain following a fall on an outstretched left hand 2 hours prior. At the time of the initial evaluation by the physical therapist, the patient was supporting his left forearm with his right hand in a position of 90° of left elbow flexion. The patient stated that his current resting le...

Intraosseous median nerve entrapment following pediatric posterior elbow dislocation.

Intra-articular entrapment of the median nerve following reduction of a pediatric posterior elbow dislocation is a rare complication but has been reported in the literature.This article describes a case of a 7-year-old girl who sustained a posterior elbow dislocation associated with a medial epicondyle fracture and the subsequent intraosseous entrapment of her median nerve. The entrapment is be...

Open reduction for late-presenting posterior dislocation of the elbow.

PURPOSE To evaluate results of open reduction for late-presenting (more than 3 weeks) posterior dislocation of the elbow in 10 patients. METHOD Elbow stiffness was the main indication for surgery. The mean age of the patients was 34 (range, 13-65) years; the mean time since injury was 4 (range, 2-6) months. All patients had non-functional elbow movement for any activity of daily living. Three...

Recurrent posterior dislocation of the elbow joint in a boy.