Background and purpose - Previous reports on elbow injuries with concomitant comminute radial head fracture are difficult to interpret, since they include an array of different soft-tissue and bony injuries around the elbow. We focused on Mason-IV fracture dislocations of the elbow and retrospectively reviewed 2 treatment options: radial head resection or replacement with a radial head arthropl...

Severe posttraumatic elbow stiffness represents a significant invalidity. Between 1990 and 2005 two surgeons performed open elbow arthrolysis in 30 adult patients (6 women, 24 men, mean age 30.8 years). All cases resulted from severe initial trauma, which had occurred on average 15.5 months previously. Four patients had extrinsic and 18 had mixed contractures; 13 had heterotopic ossifications. ...

PURPOSE To review epidemiological characteristics and treatment outcomes of the terrible triad of the elbow. METHODS Records of 18 cases of the terrible triad of the elbow occurring in 8 women and 8 men aged 17 to 77 (mean, 45) years were reviewed. The epidemiology and various treatment approaches and functional outcomes were recorded. The mean follow-up period was 13.6 (range, 4-38) months. ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to report on a difficult patient population and to critically evaluate the role of revision arthroscopic stabilization surgery. METHODS Eighteen patients with failed traumatic instability repairs were treated with revision arthroscopic labral fixation and plication with a mean follow-up of 29.7 months (range, 24 to 48 months). There were 15 male patients ...

Introduction Total elbow design has evolved dramatically over the last century. Prior to 1947, resection and interposition arthroplasty were the primary surgical procedures for the treatment of severe posttraumatic deformity, trauma, and rheumatoid arthritis. In 1947, surgeons began performing partial elbow replacements of the distal part of the humerus and proximal part of the ulna as well as ...

background humerus supracondyllar fracture is one of the most common elbow injuries. choice of treatment depends on grading of the displacement. closed reduction and pinning is the preferred method of treatment. open reduction is indicated when we encounter neurovascular injury after closed reduction. one of the most important factors in the outcome of surgery is an appropriate approach that wo...

OBJECTIVE Analyze the results of unipolar modular radial head arthroplasty in the treatment of complex fractures associated with elbow joint instability. MATERIAL AND METHOD Retrospective design study of 44 patients, 17 men and 27 women with a mean age of 51 years (17-78) who suffered radial head fractures (Mason III) in the context of an unstable elbow injury. Mean follow-up was 21.2 months ...

OBJECTIVE Terrible triad injury of the elbow (TTIE), comprising elbow dislocation with radial head and coronoid process fracture, is notoriously challenging to treat and has typically been associated with complications and poor outcomes. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize the most recent available evidence regarding functional outcomes and complications following surgical ...

Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) is the non-pathological left–right asymmetry of body traits that are usually left–right symmetrical, such as eye breadths and elbow to wrist lengths in humans, but which can be affected by developmental stressors. It is generally considered throughout biology to be an indicator of developmental instability and thus of lack of overall biological fitness. Several invest...

OBJECTIVE To review functional outcomes of arthroscopic elbow synovectomy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS Between May 1999 and December 2005, 15 patients were submitted to elbow synovectomy using an arthroscopic approach. Three cases were bilateral, totaling 18 elbows. There were two male and 13 female patients. The mean age was 44 years and five months. The mean time of previo...