Soft tissue contractures about the elbow.
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Abstract
Hard and soft tissue injury to the elbow may be complicated by progressive secondary joint contracture. Motion-directed therapy often improves or eliminates elbow contracture if it is recognized early in treatment. Progressive soft tissue contracture, with or without the concomitant development of heterotopic ossification, is best treated by surgical release. This article discusses the operative technique and the results of treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Contracture
- Elbow Joint
Anatomy
- elbow