BACKGROUND The medial collateral ligament provides valgus stability to the elbow. The purpose of the present study was to describe the pathoanatomy of acute traumatic medial collateral ligament ruptures and to report the rationale and results of direct repair. METHODS Between 1996 and 2006, eleven athletes presented with acute rupture of the medial collateral ligament of the elbow and no hist...

BACKGROUND Generalized joint hypermobility (GJH), in the absence of symptoms, is a common clinical finding. The joint instability present due to excessive musculoskeletal flexibility in hypermobile joints impairs the external force production during muscle contraction. However, whether GJH is associated with muscle weakness is unclear. This study evaluated differences in upper and lower limb mu...

OBJECTIVES To assess the results of inferior capsular shift for multidirectional instability of the shoulder in athletes. METHODS Multidirectional instability was surgically corrected in 53 shoulders in 47 athletes who engaged in contact sports. A history of major trauma was found in eight patients, the others having had minor episodes. Before surgery, all patients had complex combinations of...

this case is a 19-year-old soldier who suffered a combined elbow dislocation and posterior monteggia fracture and dislocation (type ii). the ulna fracture was managed by orif. the elbow dislocation was managed by closed reduction and immobilization in 900 flexion. the posteriorly dislocated radial head was kept reduced by a transarticular pin. after 6 months elbow and forearm motion was restric...

Background The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated joint in adults and up to 20% of dislocations are associated with a fracture. These injuries can be categorised into groups according to their mechanism and the structures injured. Methods This review includes a literature search of the current evidence and personal experiences of the authors in managing these injuries. Results All...

© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Nordic Orthopedic Federation. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) DOI 10.3109/17453674.2015.1092064 A 13-year-old girl presented at our tertiary referral center with bilateral posterior radial head...

conclusions the taping technique, as applied in this study demonstrates an impressive effect on wrist extension force and grip strength of patients with te. elbow taping also reduces pain at the lateral aspect of the elbow in these patients. background tennis elbow (te) is a common musculotendinous degenerative disorder of the extensor origin at the lateral humeral epicondyle. different modes o...

BACKGROUND The results of open and arthroscopic instability repairs have been shown to be equivalent in recent literature. PURPOSE To compare the time to recurrence (TTR) of instability and disease-specific outcome measures in patients undergoing open and arthroscopic Bankart repair. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS Patients with recurrent traumatic anterior should...