Complications related to simple dislocations of the elbow.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.hcl.2007.11.013.
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Abstract
Simple elbow dislocations may present complications that are anything but simple. Although occurring less frequently, these complications are identical to those associated with more complex fracture-dislocations: contracture, heterotopic ossification, Essex-Lopresti injury, neurovascular injury, and residual instability. Each complication is discussed, including strategies for prevention, evaluation, and treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Contracture
- Joint Dislocations
- Ossification, Heterotopic
- Radius Fractures
- Elbow Injuries
Anatomy
- elbow
- radius
- ulna