man who was seen in a direct-access capacity by a physical therapist for a chief complaint of severe left elbow pain following a fall on an outstretched left hand 2 hours prior. At the time of the initial evaluation by the physical therapist, the patient was supporting his left forearm with his right hand in a position of 90° of left elbow flexion. The patient stated that his current resting le...

A retrospective review of 34 patients with congenital dislocation of the radial head was carried out. In 22 patients, the radial head dislocation was the only abnormality. The range of motion of the elbow and forearm was considerably limited in some patients and did cause functional impairment, especially lack of supination. Increased ulnar length in relation to the radius and a hypoplastic cap...

A linked total elbow prosthesis was used in an elderly patient to salvage elbow function following failed attempts at osteosynthesis for a comminuted fracture of the proximal ulna associated with a radial head dislocation. A good functional result was obtained at 46 months follow-up, despite questionable healing of the ulnar fracture.

Congenital dislocation of the radial head is rare, although it is the most common congenital anomaly of the elbow. A concomitant progressive cubitus valgus of the elbow has not previously been described in literature. We describe a case of an 8-year-old girl with an unilateral congenital radial head dislocation with a progressive cubitus valgus of 35 , caused by a prematurely closing physis of ...

Congenital dislocation of the radial head is rare, although it is the most common congenital anomaly of the elbow. A concomitant progressive cubitus valgus of the elbow has not previously been described in literature. We describe a case of an 8-year-old girl with an unilateral congenital radial head dislocation with a progressive cubitus valgus of 35°, caused by a prematurely closing physis of ...

Blunt vessel injuries of peripheral arteries caused by a direct trauma are rare. Studies have described the frequency of arterial ruptures following closed elbow dislocations in 0.3-1.7% of all cases. However, arterial damage does not always necessarily appear as a complete rupture of the vessel with a loss of peripheral circulation and ischaemic symptoms; a relatively strong periarticular syst...

Traumatic dislocation of the radius at the elbow as an isolated lesion is considered a rare injury. Other authors have described the condition, particularly the clinical features including the classification of the types of dislocation, the possible mechanism of injury and the management (Thomas 1929, Stelling and Cote 1956, TraVaglini 1962, Vesely 1967, DePalma 1970, Smith 1972). Scant knowled...

Elbow dislocations are the most frequently encountered after shoulder dislocations. In their vast majority, these injuries carry a good prognosis. Although, concomitant arterial injury is rare and make them more serious. In this paper, we report a case of a 17 year old woman with opened elbow dislocation with arterial injury associated to an artery variation: "accessory brachial artery".

Anterior dislocation of the elbow joint is a rare entity and is usually associated with injuries to surrounding bony and soft tissues. Simple dislocation of the joint is managed conservatively. An eight years old girl had traumatic anterior dislocation of the elbow joint with intact distal neurovascular status. X-rays showed no associated bony injury. Close reductions failed. Per operative find...

The objective of this study was to make an overview that can be useful in determining which type and brand of prosthesis a patient has when visiting the emergency department or outpatient clinic with a periprosthetic fracture, dislocation, or implant failure. The commonly used prostheses in Europe are opted for this list. The radiographs used for this list are obtained either from the company o...