Post-traumatic elbow stiffness: Pathogenesis and current treatments

D Zhang, A Nazarian, EK Rodriguez - Shoulder & Elbow, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Post-traumatic elbow stiffness is a major cause of functional impairment after elbow trauma.
A stiff elbow limits patients' ability to position their hand in space for optimal use of their …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of elbow instability: state of the art

A Marinelli, BR Graves, GI Bain, L Pederzini - Journal of ISAKOS, 2021 - Elsevier
The elbow is a congruent joint with a high degree of inherent stability, provided by osseous
and soft-tissue constraints; however, when substantial lesions of these stabilising structures …

Elbow rehabilitation in traumatic pathology

I Fusaro, S Orsini, S Stignani Kantar, T Sforza… - Musculoskeletal …, 2014 - Springer
The elbow, intermediate joint of the upper limb, frequently undergoes to pathological events
and is especially prone to stiffness. Rehabilitation plays an important role in recovering …

Open reduction and internal fixation of radial head fractures: do outcomes differ between simple and complex injuries?

JM Pike, R Grewal, GS Athwal, KJ Faber… - … and Related Research …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background Radial head fractures can occur in isolation or in association with elbow and
forearm injuries. Treatment options include nonoperative management, fragment or whole …

Optimizing the rehabilitation of elbow lateral collateral ligament injuries: a biomechanical study

RHK Manocha, JR Kusins, JA Johnson… - Journal of Shoulder and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Elbow lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury may arise after trauma or lateral
surgical approaches. The optimal method of rehabilitating the LCL-insufficient elbow is …

Radial head fractures

A Yoon, GS Athwal, KJ Faber, GJW King - The Journal of hand surgery, 2012 - Elsevier
Fractures of the radial head are the most common fractures in the elbow, and they frequently
have associated ligamentous, cartilaginous, or other bony injuries. Clinical assessment and …

Rehabilitation of elbow instability

JG Pipicelli, GJW King - Hand Clinics, 2020 - hand.theclinics.com
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults with an estimated
incidence of 5.2 dislocations per 100,000 persons per year. 1, 2 To optimize outcomes …

Rehabilitation considerations in the management of terrible triad injury to the elbow

JG Pipicelli, SJ Chinchalkar, R Grewal… - Techniques in hand & …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
An elbow dislocation associated with a radial head and coronoid fractures is termed a
terrible triad. This injury almost always renders the elbow unstable requiring surgical …

Radial head fractures

M Lapner, GJW King - JBJS, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Epidemiology Radial head fractures constitute 3% of all fractures, making them the most
common fracture of the elbow in adults1, 2. A retrospective epidemiological study from the …

Overhead arm positioning in the rehabilitation of elbow dislocations: an in vitro biomechanical study

RHK Manocha, S Banayan, JA Johnson… - Journal of Hand Therapy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Design In vitro biomechanical study. Introduction Elbow stiffness is a common
complication following elbow dislocation. Overhead exercises have been proposed to …