Open AccessA muscle sparing posterior approach to the elbow joint for total elbow arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Ravi Sreenivasan,
Pritish Singh,
Simon Thomas,
Anuj Jain,
Harjoban Singh,
Shekhar Agarwal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 2309-4990
pISSN - 1022-5536
DOI - 10.1177/2309499016684997
Subject(s) - medicine , elbow , arthroplasty , muscle weakness , weakness , surgery , humerus , anatomy
We describe a muscle sparing approach in which the triceps is elevated without injuring the muscle or disturbing its insertion. The entire extensor mechanism is preserved in continuity, thus preventing any extensor weakness. This can be used preferentially in cases of non-union intraarticular distal humerus fractures planned for Total Elbow Arthroplasty.
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