BACKGROUND Nonsurgical and surgical treatments such as immobilization, transarticular pinning, and hinged or nonhinged external fixation have been used to treat unstable elbows. These methods all have drawbacks. We thought that a bent Steinmann pin introduced through the axis of ulnohumeral rotation and attached to the ulna could provide an improved method of treatment and that this could resul...

Title Autologous Osteochondral Mosaicplasty for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow in Teenage Athletes Author(s) Iwasaki, Norimasa; Kato, Hiroyuki; Ishikawa, Jyunichi; Masuko, Tatsuya; Funakoshi, Tadanao; Minami, Akio Citation Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American), 91(10): 2359-2366 Issue Date 2009-10 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/39625 Right Copyright © 2009 by the Journal of B...

This prospective randomised clinical trial evaluated the effect of warmed irrigation fluid on body temperature in anaesthetised dogs undergoing arthroscopic elbow surgery. Nineteen dogs undergoing elbow arthroscopy were included in the study and were randomly allocated to one of two groups. Group RT received irrigation fluid at room temperature (RT) while dogs in group W received warmed (W) irr...

Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) reconstruction is commonly performed in overhead throwing athletes. Rehabilitation after surgical intervention important for recovery. The purpose of this study was to assess variability publicly accessible UCL rehabilitation protocols. protocols were identified by searching the websites orthopaedic surgery residency programs United States located from Fellowship...

We investigated the incidence of and risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) following surgery of the shoulder and elbow and assessed the role of thromboprophylaxis in upper limb surgery. All papers describing VTE after shoulder and elbow surgery published in the English language literature before 31 March 2012 were reviewed. A total of 14 papers were available for analysis, most of which...

Two patients-one with a terrible triad fracture dislocation and one with an anterior olecranon fracture dislocation—weretreated for maltracking of the elbow (medial subluxation). The radial head articulated with the lateral trochlea while theulnar trochlear notch was perched over the medial trochlea. The late revision surgery could not correct the subluxationbecause the joints were accustomed t...

BACKGROUND Total elbow arthroplasty was originally used to treat patients with arthritis. As familiarity with total elbow arthroplasty evolved, the indications were expanded to include other disorders. There continues to be a low number of total elbow arthroplasties performed each year in comparison with hip, knee, and shoulder arthroplasties, and few large studies have examined the indications...

Objective: Elbow extension deficit following brachial plexus injuries can sometimes be overlooked. flexion is more prominent in the early stages of obstetric paralysis and used as an indication for nerve surgery. However, future deficits may become numerous. Residual disabilities paralyses dynamically addressed by tendon transfers. In patients with paralysis, canonical donor muscles such deltoi...