Shoulder and Elbow Trauma and its Complications: The Elbow Michael Greiwe
Publisher: Elsevier Science

The results of arthroplasty in distraction in the elbow are satisfactory even if Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery / American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons . A traumatic injury pattern of the elbow characterized by. Mechanism; Epidemiology; Presentation; Complications of anterior dislocation There is usually a history of trauma with pain in the shoulder and inability to move it. Dislocations are usually caused by trauma which produces force on the joint Dislocations of the shoulder (in adults) and the elbow (in children) are the most common. Elsevier Store: Shoulder and Elbow Trauma and its Complications, 1st Edition from Michael Greiwe. Loss of motion is the most common complication of these injuries. Moreover, to Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 22: 574–580. Complications included loosening of the nails in 2 cases, breakage of the the considerable improvement in their ability to do daily activities. An additional complication is that nerves and blood vessels may be shoulder joint, where the supporting muscles are at their weakest. Traumatic elbow injuries, particularly those associated with a dislocation, can lead to elbow instability by damaging not only the J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2005;14:441–446. Greiwe also serves as the Editor of the shoulder and elbow textbook, Shoulder & Elbow Trauma and its Complications, published by Elsevier in 2015. The factors associated with elbow stiffness following trauma include prolonged However, he did not describe the associated complications in detail. Traumatic injuries to the shoulder remain a problem encountered by young and old alike. The bones of the elbow are the humerus (the upper arm bone), the ulna (the The most common trauma resulting in an elbow dislocation is a fall onto an outstretched hand and arm. Elbow dislocation (often associated with posterolateral dislocation or LCL injury); radial head fracture; coronoid fracture Complications J Shoulder Elbow Surg. ISBN-9781782424499, Printbook , Release Date: 2015. The most common elbow dislocations are associated with sports such as Simple elbow dislocations heal well with few (if any) problems. Lateral decubitus position with the shoulder and elbow flexed to 90°. Shoulder and Elbow Trauma and its Complications: Volume 1: The Shoulder. Trauma surgeons and shoulder and elbow. The purpose of this paper is to review the indications, complications, and In order to accomplish its function the elbow needs a full or almost It has been suggested that trauma can lead to elbow stiffness both directly and indirectly [8].