Arthrodesis
CHAPTER 70 Arthrodesis Robert D. Beckenbaugh INTRODUCTION Experience with elbow arthrodesis is often related to injuries seen from military conflict.2 Most civilian experience with elbow fusion has come from spontaneous…
Congenital Abnormalities of the Elbow
CHAPTER 13 Congenital Abnormalities of the Elbow Peter C. Amadio, James H. Dobyns INTRODUCTION Elbow function and configuration are affected by conditions both proximal and distal to the elbow as…
Neurotrophic Arthritis
CHAPTER 79 Neurotrophic Arthritis J. Clarke Stevens INTRODUCTION As noted in prior editions of this book, little has occurred in recent years to change the fact that neurotrophic arthritis of…
Complex Instability of the Elbow
CHAPTER 29 Complex Instability of the Elbow Bernard F. Morrey, Shawn W. O’Driscoll INTRODUCTION Since the first edition of this book, improvements in the recognition and treatment of complex instability…
Imaging of the Pediatric Elbow
CHAPTER 12 Imaging of the Pediatric Elbow Kristen B. Thomas, Alan D. Hoffman, E. Richard Graviss INTRODUCTION Radiography is the primary imaging modality for evaluation of the elbow in children,…
Advanced Techniques
CHAPTER 41 Advanced Techniques PART A Arthroscopic Management of Lateral Epicondylitis Mark S. Cohen, Anthony A. Romeo INTRODUCTION Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, is the most common affliction of the…
Semiconstrained Elbow Replacement: Results in Traumatic Conditions
CHAPTER 57 Semiconstrained Elbow Replacement: Results in Traumatic Conditions Alberto G. Schneeberger, Bernard F. Morrey INTRODUCTION Damage or loss of the articular cartilage of the elbow joint may occur in…
Rheumatoid Arthritis
CHAPTER 74 Rheumatoid Arthritis Harvinder S. Luthra INTRODUCTION Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that has been known to exist since at least the 1800s,75,109 when…
Nonimplantation Salvage of Severe Elbow Dysfunction
CHAPTER 67 Nonimplantation Salvage of Severe Elbow Dysfunction Bernard F. Morrey INTRODUCTION Today, several salvage options exist for severe elbow dysfunction following trauma or failed prior intervention. If the joint…
Nonunion of the Olecranon and Proximal Ulna
CHAPTER 26 Nonunion of the Olecranon and Proximal Ulna Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos, Ralph W. Coonrad, Bernard F. Morrey GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Nonunion of olecranon and proximal ulna fractures is a relatively…
