Elbow contracture following operative fixation of fractures about the elbow

Elbow fractures: from fixation to replacement

Distal humerus fractures may range from a simple extra-articular fracture pattern to a complex pattern, involving extensive destruction of the articular surface with comminution and bone loss in the metaphysealdiaphyseal junction of the bone. The management decision in the younger patient requires complete anatomical reconstruction and early active range of motion. Different approaches to the d...

Challenging elbow fractures

The medial approach for operative release of post-traumatic contracture of the elbow.

We treated post-traumatic contracture of the elbow in 13 consecutive patients (14 elbows) by operative release. Through a single medial approach, the posterior oblique bundle of the medial collateral ligament was resected, followed by posterior and anterior capsulectomies. An additional lateral release through a separate incision was required in only four elbows. The results were assessed at a ...

Successful Elbow Contracture Release Secondary to Melorheostosis

Post-traumatic contracture of the elbow. Operative release using a lateral collateral ligament sparing approach.

We performed a lateral approach for the release of post-traumatic stiffness of the elbow in 22 patients using a modified technique designed to spare the lateral ligaments. They were reviewed after a mean interval of 26 months. The total humeroulnar joint movement had increased from a mean of 74 degrees to 129 degrees and forearm rotation from a mean of 135 degrees to 159 degrees. Both pain and ...