Ulnar collateral ligament tears Ulnar neuritis Flexor-pronator sprain, tear or tendinopathy Medial epicondyle apophysitis or avulsion (little league elbow) Lateral epicondylar tendinopathy Olecranon osteophytes Olecranon stress fractures Osteochondritis dissecans Loose…
Fig. 14.1 CT scan showing a rare injury pattern with a capitellar shear fracture and complete triceps tendon rupture from a snowboarding accident (Courtesy of MoRe Foundation) Partial ruptures are…
Fig. 20.1 (a–f) Complex elbow instability (terrible triad). Conservative treatment was attempted (due to the patient’s general status). Instability recurred after hyperflexed and well-fitted cast Surgery can consist in open…
Fractures of the capitellum Bryan et al. (1985) Coronal shear fractures McKee et al. [2] Articular fractures of the distal humerus Ring et al. [3] Predominantly articular fractures Davies et…
Fig. 19.1 Rupture of the medial collateral ligament in a basketball player Fig. 19.2 Primary repair of the medial collateral ligament. Ulnar nerve behind the retractor left at the groove…
Fig. 15.1 (a) Posterior aspect of the elbow, showing the triceps brachii muscle and a clearly represented triceps aponeurosis. The asterisk indicates the olecranon whereas the double-headed arrow shows the…
Stage Definition 1 The elbow subluxates in a posterolateral rotatory direction and will have a positive lateral pivot shit test due to lateral ulnar collateral ligament disruption 2 The elbow…
Fig. 18.1 Endoscopic ulnar nerve release utilising the hooded scope as developed by Hoffman and Storz. The ulnar nerve is seen below the flexor carpi ulnaris (Copyright Dr. Gregory Bain)…
Fig. 13.1 Location of the bicipitoradial bursa between the distal biceps tendon and the radius (proximal, left; distal, right) (Used with permission from [5]) The tendon footprint is located at…
1. History 1. Co-morbidity 2. Etiology Acute Progressive 3. Symptoms Pain Stiffness Locking Paresthesia 4. Location 2. Inspection 1. Resting position 2. Localized swelling 3. Carrying angle 4. Anatomical areas …
