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
Interclinician and intraclinician variability in the mechanics of the pivot shift test for posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI) of the elbow
Lattanza LL, Chu T, Ty JM, Orazov B, Strauss N, O'Reilly OM, Buckley JM. Interclinician and intraclinician variability in the mechanics of the pivot shift test for posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI) of the elbow. Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2010, 19: 1150-1156. PMID: 20850998, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical 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
2008
Elbow Instability in Children
Lattanza LL, Keese G. Elbow Instability in Children. Hand Clinics 2008, 24: 139-152. PMID: 18299027, DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2007.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research