CHAPTER 51 Elbow Arthroplasty: Historical Perspective and Emerging Concepts William P. Cooney, Bernard F. Morrey INTRODUCTION The first “modern” total elbow arthroplasty using bone cement was performed by Dee in…
CHAPTER 49 Articular Injuries in the Athlete Joshua S. Dines, Neal S. ElAttrache INTRODUCTION Activities such as throwing, lifting, and gymnastics cause large stresses across the elbow joint, which can…
CHAPTER 36 Soft Tissue Coverage of the Elbow Nho V. Tran, Allen T. Bishop, Steven L. Moran INTRODUCTION Difficult-to-manage soft tissue defects about the elbow occur as a result of…
CHAPTER 15 Complications of Supracondylar Fractures of the Elbow Amy L. McIntosh, Scott J. Mubarak INTRODUCTION Complications associated with supracondylar humerus fractures can be divided into broad categories. The etiology…
CHAPTER 47 Diagnosis and Treatment of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries in Athletes Neal S. ElAttrache, Christopher S. Ahmad INTRODUCTION Injury to the elbow medial ulnar collateral ligament (MUCL) from valgus…
CHAPTER 6 Diagnostic Imaging of the Elbow Thomas H. Berquist INTRODUCTION Imaging technology has expanded dramatically over the past decade (Box 6-1). However, evaluation of the elbow still relies heavily…
CHAPTER 14 Supracondylar Fractures of the Elbow in Children Anthony A. Stans INTRODUCTION Supracondylar humerus fractures are the most common fracture about the elbow in children and have the highest…
CHAPTER 22 Current Concepts in Fractures of the Distal Humerus Shawn W. O’Driscoll INTRODUCTION Dramatic changes have occurred in the treatment of elbow fractures in recent years. This is especially…
CHAPTER 61 Complications of Elbow Replacement Arthroplasty Bernard F. Morrey, Ilya Voloshin INTRODUCTION Complications after total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) have been widely publicized and are well recognized. An explanation for…
