2016
Outcomes after surgical stabilization of chronic traumatic elbow dislocations
Piper S, Tangtiphaiboontana J, Lattanza L. Outcomes after surgical stabilization of chronic traumatic elbow dislocations. Current Orthopaedic Practice 2016, 27: 166-172. DOI: 10.1097/bco.0000000000000342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType III coronoid fractureChronic elbow dislocationElbow dislocationCase seriesCoronoid fracturesFunctional arcMedial collateral ligament injuryMedial collateral ligament reconstructionPersistent elbow instabilityCollateral ligament injuriesSmall case seriesTraumatic elbow dislocationCollateral ligament reconstructionPainless elbowSurgical treatmentLigament injuryLigament reconstructionOutside hospitalSurgical stabilizationSurgical protocolTreatment recommendationsRecurrent dislocationStabilization procedureElbow instabilityLevel IV
2013
Clinical Presentation of Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow in Children
Lattanza LL, Goldfarb CA, Smucny M, Hutchinson DT. Clinical Presentation of Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow in Children. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2013, 95: e105-1. PMID: 23925751, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.l.00623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterolateral rotatory instabilityPositive pivot shift testPivot shift testUlnar collateral ligament reconstructionLigament reconstructionLateral ulnar collateral ligament reconstructionCollateral ligament reconstructionRotatory instabilityInitial injuryEarly physeal closureEvidence of deformityTherapeutic Level IVRetrospective chart reviewYears of ageLateral collateral ligament complexCollateral ligament complexChart reviewImmature patientsAdult patientsElbow fracturesRadiographic evidenceClinical presentationElbow traumaElbow dislocationPhyseal closure
2010
Open Surgical Treatment of Posttraumatic Elbow Contractures in Children
Strauss NL, Lattanza L. Open Surgical Treatment of Posttraumatic Elbow Contractures in Children. Techniques In Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery 2010, 14: 108-113. PMID: 20526165, DOI: 10.1097/bth.0b013e3181e2d3bb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic elbow stiffnessSurgical contracture releaseSupracondylar humerus fracturesPosttraumatic elbow contracturesRange of motionSurgical treatmentHumerus fracturesElbow dislocationElbow stiffnessFlexion contractureContracture releaseElbow contractureDaily livingFunctional limitationsFunctional arcBasic activitiesContractureChildrenRecreational activitiesEtiologyPathology