Degenerative arthritis of the elbow is a poorly recognised condition, usually seen in a middle-aged man with an occupation or activity which involves the repetitive use of his dominant arm. Flexion contracture and pain at terminal extension are common presenting features. Fifteen patients were reviewed at a mean of 33 months after debridement by ulnohumeral arthroplasty. Fourteen had good relie...

One pattern of injury to the brachial plexus shows recovery of the fifth and sixth cervical nerves but little else. These patients have useful shoulders and functional elbow flexion, but elbow and wrist extension is weak or absent. Their hand function is negligible. We restored hand function in three such patients using free functioning muscle transfer for finger flexion and transfer of the sen...

A severe elbow flexion contracture following a supracondylar fracture in a 13-yearold- male was treated with conventional physical therapy and an adjustable dynamic splint, the elbow Dynasplint(R). The Dynasplint was applied primarily at night. The patient achieved complete resolution of his flexion contracture. The Dynasplint incorporates the principles of adjustable, low-intensity force for p...

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...

Purpose of this work is to present a probabilistic approach to assess the muscular activity during eccentric and concentric contractions in specific joint angle positions out of series of movements. The method is utilized to exemplarily retrieve an individualized relationship of surface electromyogram (sEMG) and elbow joint angle in elbow flexion during dynamic movements to finally show the dif...

Contracture of the elbow represents a disabling condition that can impair a person's quality of life. Regardless of the event that causes an elbow contracture, the conservative or surgical treatment is usually considered technically difficult and associated with complications. When the conservative treatment fails to restore an acceptable range of motion in the elbow, open techniques have been ...

INTRODUCTION Acute traumatic subluxation of the ulnar nerve at the cubital tunnel is rare or under-reported. CASE REPORT A 31 year old Asian man presented with severe, radiating pain from the elbow to forearm, following a fall on his outstretched hand. He had swelling and severe tenderness at the posteromedial aspect of the elbow. Pain aggravated with elbow flexion beyond 80 degrees. There wa...

The provision of continuous passive, and intent-based assisted movements for neuromuscular training can be incorporated into a robotic elbow sleeve. The objective of this study is to propose the design and test the functionality of a soft robotic elbow sleeve in assisting flexion and extension of the elbow, both passively and using intent-based motion reinforcement. First, the elbow sleeve was ...

OBJECTIVE Comparison of two methods for evaluation of anatomical parameters of elbow joints in Bernese Mountain Dogs. STUDY DESIGN Radiographic analysis. ANIMALS Nine hundred and thirty-one radiographs of elbow joints from 305 Bernese Mountain Dogs. MATERIAL AND METHODS The angles OL, PA, RA and UL were measured according to the Mues method and the Radius of the humeral condyle, Opening a...