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 activitiesEtiologyPathologySurgical Treatment of Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow in Children
Lattanza LL. Surgical Treatment of Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow in Children. Techniques In Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery 2010, 14: 114-120. PMID: 20526166, DOI: 10.1097/bth.0b013e3181dd88f3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterolateral rotatory instabilitySurgical treatmentLigamentous repairRotatory instabilityDiagnosis of PLRILateral ulnar collateral ligamentUlnar collateral ligamentTreatment of PLRIGood clinical practicePosttraumatic instabilityPediatric populationPediatric casesCollateral ligamentClinical practiceUnusual signsDiagnosisChildrenTreatmentElbowRepairCurrent practiceSurgical instructionSymptomsCareful considerationTrauma