PURPOSE To review the outcome of 121 patients who underwent arthroscopic resection of a humeroradial synovial plica for persistent lateral elbow pain. METHODS 92 men and 29 women aged 24 to 56 (mean, 38) years with chronic lateral elbow pain underwent arthroscopic resection of a humeroradial synovial plica using a motorised soft tissue shaver, followed by intensive physiotherapy. The modified...

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...

The authors propose a novel surgical technique for complex fractures of the elbow necessitating a radial head arthroplasty (RHA) that spares additional soft tissue morbidity and allows for accurate sizing of the radial head. A 56-year-old woman presented with a transolecranon fracture-dislocation of the left elbow. Through a posterior transolecranon approach, there was excellent access to the i...

BACKGROUND Flap coverage is superior to graft for elbow defects secondary to burns to preserve range of motion. Reverse lateral arm flap is one of the few local options available with good colour and contour match and no sacrifice of major blood vessel. There has been few clinical series describing its use. The aim of this study is to describe its usefulness in both acute and post burn deformit...

[Purpose] There is little known about mobilization with movement (MWM) which is used to treat lateral epicondylitis of the elbow and its effects on functional activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the mobilization-with-movement technique on elbow pain and functional activities of subjects with lateral epicondylitis. [Methods] Ten subjects with lateral epicondyl...

Postmortem studies have shown that advanced degenerative changes occur in the radiocapitellar (lateral) compartment of elbow joints in elderly subjects in whom the humeroulnar (medial) compartment remains well preserved. We have observed a similar pattern of degenerative change in younger symptomatic patients undergoing arthroscopic debridement procedures or open arthrolysis. We have found that...

STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study using a randomized crossover design. OBJECTIVE To determine the immediate effect of 3 common types of orthoses (2 elbow counterforce orthoses and a wrist splint) on grip strength in individuals with lateral epicondylosis. BACKGROUND Lateral epicondylosis is a common cause of pain and upper limb dysfunction. Although the effectiveness of orthoses has ...