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
2009
Surgeon Experience Level Affects Mechanics of the Pivot Shift Test for Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow
Chu T, Ty J, Orazov B, Strauss N, O’Reilly O, Buckley J, Lattanza L. Surgeon Experience Level Affects Mechanics of the Pivot Shift Test for Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow. 2009, 761-762. DOI: 10.1115/sbc2009-206560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPivot shift testPosterolateral rotatory instabilityLateral pivot-shift testLateral ulnar collateral ligamentUlnar collateral ligamentClinical examinationClinician levelRadial headRadiocapitellar jointLateral stabilizing structuresValgus momentCollateral ligamentMultiple surgeonsRotatory instabilitySupination torqueFull extensionExperienced examinersInexperienced examinersPositive resultsTraining guidelinesElbowExaminersSubluxationInjury