Elbow dislocations: a review ranging from soft tissue injuries to complex elbow fracture dislocations.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24228180.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1155/2013/951397 and PMC identifier 3818812.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
This review on elbow dislocations describes ligament and bone injuries as well as the typical injury mechanisms and the main classifications of elbow dislocations. Current treatment concepts of simple, that is, stable, or complex unstable elbow dislocations are outlined by means of case reports. Special emphasis is put on injuries to the medial ulnar collateral ligament (MUCL) and on posttraumatic elbow stiffness.
Anatomy
- elbow