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
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