scholarly journals Open Elbow Arthrolysis for Post-traumatic Elbow Contracture

2008 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shingo Nobuta ◽  
Katsumi Sato ◽  
Fumio Kasama ◽  
Masahito Hatori ◽  
Eiji Itoi
2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 624-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig M. Ball ◽  
Matthew Meunier ◽  
Leesa M. Galatz ◽  
Ryan Calfee ◽  
Ken Yamaguchi

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasminko Huskić ◽  
Filip Čulo ◽  
Sajma Dautović ◽  
Nedžad Mulabegović

Pediatric post-traumatic elbow contracture can occur as result of the various injuries of area of the elbow joint. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of the physical therapy and rehabilitation on the range of the motion of the elbow joint in the post-traumatic elbowcontractures in the childhood. We analyzed in this research 54 children (average age 9,4+/-3,15 years) that were treated because of posttraumatic elbow contractures. Kinesitherapy, occupational therapy and other procedures physical therapy are used in the management. Range of the motion of the elbow was measured at the beginning and the end of the therapy for every child. Functional outcome was presented in degree from 1 to 3 (Flynn). Satisfied result of the therapy at the discharge was in the 94, 45% of the children and 74, 07 % of the children had excellent result The difference in the grade at the beginning and the end of the therapy is statistically significant (t= 13,72, p<0,001). Significant improvement of the range of the motion in the elbow joint in the children with post-traumatic elbow contracture is attained by physical therapy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 576-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyang Sun ◽  
Weixuan Liu ◽  
Juehong Li ◽  
Cunyi Fan

Post-traumatic elbow stiffness is a disabling condition that remains challenging for upper limb surgeons. Open elbow arthrolysis is commonly used for the treatment of stiff elbow when conservative therapy has failed. Multiple questions commonly arise from surgeons who deal with this disease. These include whether the patient has post-traumatic stiff elbow, how to evaluate the problem, when surgery is appropriate, how to perform an excellent arthrolysis, what the optimal postoperative rehabilitation is, and how to prevent or reduce the incidence of complications. Following these questions, this review provides an update and overview of post-traumatic elbow stiffness with respect to the diagnosis, preoperative evaluation, arthrolysis strategies, postoperative rehabilitation, and prevention of complications, aiming to provide a complete diagnosis and treatment path. Cite this article: Bone Joint Open 2020;1-9:576–584.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. e0138547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangyu Cai ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Hede Yan ◽  
Yangbai Sun ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Erdem Özden ◽  
Kahraman Öztürk ◽  
Bilal Birkan Demir ◽  
Ahmet Utku Gürün ◽  
Murat Demiroğlu ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
pp. 175857322097207
Author(s):  
Jennifer L Nevin ◽  
Graham JW King

Elbow stiffness is a challenging problem for the upper extremity surgeon to treat. It can significantly impact the patient’s function in activities of daily living. While the most common etiologies are post-traumatic or secondary to arthritis, a large variety of etiologies should be considered with atypical presentations. It is important that the upper-extremity surgeon have a systematic approach to the diagnosis and management of elbow contracture in order to ensure malignant processes are considered. We present an unusual case of a young patient with atraumatic, non-arthritic elbow stiffness whose underlying diagnosis was a synovial sarcoma, as well as a review of the literature and differential for elbow stiffness. Level of evidence: IV.


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