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Forward Dislocation of the Elbow Joint without Fracture of the Olecranon
Author(s) -
Srivastava K. K.,
Kochhar V. L.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1974.tb06526.x
Subject(s) - olecranon , medicine , elbow , dislocation , fracture (geology) , joint (building) , surgery , orthodontics , structural engineering , geology , composite material , geotechnical engineering , materials science , engineering
Two cases of anterior dislocation of the elbow without fracture of the olecranon process are described, which bring the total number of cases so far reported to thirty. The literature on the subject is briefly reviewed, and the mechanism of the injury is discussed.