This paper presents a comparative experimental study of flexion-extension movement in healthy elbow and in the prosthetic elbow joint fixed on an original experimental bench. Measurements were carried out in order to validate the functional morphology and a new elbow prosthesis type ball head. The three-dimensional (3D) model and the physical prototype of our experimental bench used to test elb...

INTRODUCTION The elbow is a complex joint involving many articulations and complex biomechanics come into play. Elbow motion is crucial to upper limb movement that loss of 50% of elbow function equals to loss of 80% of upper extremity global function. Restoring movement and stability is challenging to the surgeon while treating a stiff elbow. Unlike other arthroplasties of hip and knee, total e...

Arthroscopy of the elbow was first described by Burman in 1931. In this first article about arthroscopy of the elbow in the journal of bone and joint surgery, he concluded that the elbow joint was not suitable for arthroscopy; the joint was too small and the neurovascular structures in the anterior compartment of the elbow were close. In 1932 he revised his original article with some technical ...

Open ulnohumeral arthroplasty, also known as the Outerbridge-Kashiwaghi procedure, is performed in elbow arthritis to relieve pain and improve the range of motion. A similar technique of distal humeral fenestration is applied in elbow arthroscopy to achieve pain relief in degenerative elbow arthritis. We report a possible new indication in young sportsmen with recurrent posterior elbow impingem...

OBJECTIVE To present a case of chronic elbow pain as a result of a hidden underlying osteochondral defect. CLINICAL FEATURES A 17-year old baseball player presented with chronic lateral elbow pain. Examination revealed swelling of the elbow with signs of possible ligament, muscle, and tendon injury. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT Although there was apparent soft-tissue injury, the elbow swelling c...

Mechanical advantage of the muscles controlling flexion and extension of the elbow joint has been a focus of many primate locomotion studies. These studies have tended to concentrate on either the triceps brachii muscle (TBM), an elbow extensor, or the biceps brachii muscle (BBM), an elbow flexor. The anatomical mechanical advantage (AMA) of these muscles, an approximation of their effective me...