Surgical Management of Traumatic Conditions of the Elbow: Interposition Arthroplasty Bernard F. Morrey Matthew L. Ramsey DEFINITION AND PATHOGENESIS Posttraumatic conditions of the elbow represent a spectrum of disorders involving…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Fracture-Dislocations of the Elbow with Complex Instability Niloofar Dehghan Michael D. McKee DEFINITION Simple dislocations of the elbow can most often be treated successfully…
Arthroscopic Débridement for Elbow Degenerative Joint Disease Julie E. Adams Scott P. Steinmann DEFINITION Primary degenerative arthritis of the elbow joint is a relatively uncommon condition.9,18 Patients with primary osteoarthritis…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Chondral Injuries and Osteochondritis Dissecans Marc Safran Michael Kalisvaart DEFINITION Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a progressive form of osteochondrosis involving focal injury to the subchondral bone or…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Fractures of the Proximal Ulna David Ring DEFINITION Fracture of the olecranon process is common, usually displaced, and nearly always treated operatively. Important injury…
Radial Head Replacement Yishai Rosenblatt Graham J. W. King DEFINITION Radial head fractures are the most common fracture of the elbow and usually can be managed either nonoperatively or with…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Radial Head and Neck Fractures Yung Han George Frederick Hatch III John M. Itamura DEFINITION Radial head and neck fractures are the most common…
Elbow Replacement for Acute Trauma Srinath Kamineni Harikrishna Ankem DEFINITION Most comminuted elbow fractures have associated soft tissue injuries, which are often of equal or greater importance to the bony…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Capitellum and Capitellar-Trochlear Shear Fractures Asif M. Ilyas Michael Rivlin Jesse B. Jupiter DEFINITION Capitellar fractures are uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Supracondylar and Intercondylar Fractures Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo PATIENT HISTORY AND PHYSICAL FINDINGS Distal humerus fractures occur in two age groups: Younger patients who sustain high-energy…
