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…
CHAPTER 7 Surgical Exposures of the Elbow Bernard F. Morrey INTRODUCTION Few joints require familiarity with as many surgical exposures as does the elbow. Depending on the lesion and the…
CHAPTER 44 Tennis Elbow Tendinosis Robert P. Nirschl, Gilberto J. Alvarado INTRODUCTION Tennis elbow is a common term used to describe what was originally introduced as lawn tennis arm in…
CHAPTER 16 Physeal Fractures of the Elbow Hamlet A. Peterson ANATOMY AND GROWTH The elbow joint consists of the articulating surfaces of three epiphyses: the distal humerus, the proximal ulna,…
CHAPTER 66 Revision of Failed Total Elbow Arthroplasty with Osseous Deficiency Bernard F. Morrey, Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo INTRODUCTION As might be expected, it is clear that the most important distinction to…
