RECURRENT DISLOCATION OF THE ELBOW
- 1 May 1966
- journal article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 48-B (2) , 340-346
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.48b2.340
Abstract
1. Recurrent dislocation of the elbow is caused primarily by collateral ligament laxity with secondary damage to the capitulum and head of radius. 2. The pathological changes resemble those of recurrent dislocation of the shoulder. 3. Subluxation or instability of the radial head is often associated with capsular ossification and deserves wider recognition because it may be confused with osteochondritis dissecans. 4. A simple method of soft-tissue repair has successfully prevented redislocation of eight elbows.Keywords
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