Elbow instability often results in chronic overuse injuries, especially with overhead throwing in athletes. Initial management of medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries often is conservative, but surgery may be required. In several studies, nearly half of throwing athletes with MCL injuries who were treated conservatively were able to return to their previous level of competition. Surgical t...

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Abstract Reconstruction of the lateral ulnar collateral ligament is undertaken in situations of isolated ligament injury as well as in cases of fractures or fracture dislocations with instability following reduction. This chapter reviews the bony and ligamentous anatomy of the elbow, the physic...

Elbow injuries are a very common part of athletic injuries. In fact, there are many sports that have colloquial names for the commonly associated injuries that happened in those particular sports. Most people have heard of tennis elbow which refers to pain along the lateral aspect of the elbow with a backhand maneuver. The lateral side of the elbow is the point farthest away from the body with ...

OBJECTIVES To determine if screw displacement axis patterns describing elbow joint motion: (1) change after ligament transection in vitro; (2) can reflect subtle changes in stability as a function of forearm position; (3) can reflect dynamic stabilization of the ligament insufficient elbow provided by muscle activity.Design. An in vitro kinematic study of eighteen cadaveric specimens tested in ...

The types and prevalence of soft tissue constraint injuries associated with complex elbow instability have been rarely investigated. The purpose of this study was to analyze the intraoperative findings of soft tissue constraint injuries in complex elbow instability and provide a comprehensive classification of these lesions. Forty-seven patients undergoing surgery for complex elbow instability ...

INTRODUCTION Acute posterolateral rotator elbow dislocation in a child is rare and can be easily misdiagnosed due to immaturity of the epiphysis. This is the first case of occult posterolateral rotator elbow dislocation in combination with an olecranon fracture. We report our experience with this case, which was not diagnosed correctly by plain radiographs. CASE PRESENTATION An 11-year-old As...

BACKGROUND Posterolateral rotatory instability is a type of ulnohumeral instability seen following elbow trauma. It is caused by a deficiency in the lateral collateral ligament complex that allows the radius and ulna to subluxate as a single unit with respect to the distal part of the humerus. There are few studies on this type of instability in children. Our purpose was to evaluate cases of po...

Background Examination of the incidence of elbow dislocation and subluxation injuries in the collegiate athlete population is limited. Purpose To determine the incidence of elbow dislocation and subluxation injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and investigate the risk factors involved. Study Design Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods All elbow subluxation an...