PURPOSE Fractures of the medial humeral epicondyle represent approximately 10% of all pediatric elbow fractures. Surgically treated pediatric fractures of the medial humeral epicondyle were analyzed retrospectively for their epidemiological, clinical, radiological and surgical parameters. The evaluation includes the Mayo elbow performance score (MEPS). METHODS Twenty-five surgically treated f...

Triceps tendon ruptures are rare injuries. Coexistence of ipsilateral ulnar collateral ligament injury is even rarer. Here, we describe an unusual combination injury to elbow of a 39-year-old male construction worker consisting of triceps tendon rupture, avulsion of elbow ulnar collateral ligament and flexor pronator muscle origin ipsilaterally. A simultaneous repair and reconstruction of all d...

A review of the literature was performed to survey the history of the radial head prosthesis in traumatology. Radial head resection was the treatment of choice before Speed first reconstructed the radial head with a metal prosthesis. Over the years, the indication for the use of a radial head prosthesis changed from the prevention of heterotopic ossification to the prevention of proximal migrat...

Osteomyelitis variolosa is an infection of bone and joints by smallpox virus variola major, most commonly in the elbows, wrists, ankles, hands, and feet. We report one such case in a 70-year-old woman who presented with deformities of the right knee, both elbows and ankles, and the left hand, and a history of childhood fever with rashes. Her lateral femoral condyle of the right knee was hypopla...

The elbow is subjected to enormous valgus stresses during the throwing motion, which places the overhead-throwing athlete at considerable risk for injury. Injuries involving the structures of the medial elbow occur in distinct patterns. Although acute injuries of the medial elbow can occur, the majority are overuse injuries as a result of the repetitive forces imparted to the elbow by throwing....

Between 1986 and 1994, 13 patients with mobile painful arthritic elbows were treated by distraction interposition arthroplasty using fascia lata. The mean period of follow-up was 63 months. An elbow distractor/fixator was applied for three to four weeks to separate the articular surfaces and to protect the fascial graft. Nine of the 13 patients (69%) had satisfactory relief from pain; eight (62...

One of the most frequently overlooked injuries is neglected radial head dislocation, which is currently known as Monteggia fracture dislocation. Chronic radial head dislocation can result in elbow stiffness, deformity, persistent pain, and instability. In this report, we described an unusual case involving chronic radial head dislocation that was neglected for 15 years and secondary ulnocarpal ...