Recurrent Dislocation of the Elbow

Recurrent dislocation of the elbow.

Recurrent dislocation of the elbow is uncommon, but in the past three years eighteen cases have been discovered through the cooperation of colleagues in Liverpool, Birmingham and Oswestry. The pathology of this condition has not been well described nor is there a standard method of treatment. A study of the anatomy, mechanism of injury and clinical features suggested that there was a constant c...

Report of a case of recurrent dislocation of the elbow.

A man of twenty-four dislocated hisleft elbow when he fell backwards on to the outstretched hand. The dislocation was reduced on the spot ; the method used is unknown but it is thought to have been by traction. Thereafter the elbow was dislocated repeatedly with different degrees of violence. The first recurrence was seven months after the first dislocation. The frequency with which dislocation...

Recurrent posterior dislocation of the elbow joint in a boy.

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...