Open AccessOpen Elbow Arthrolysis for Post-traumatic Elbow Contracture
Author(s) -
Shingo Nobuta,
Katsumi Sato,
Fumio Kasama,
Masahito Hatori,
Eiji Itoi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/2000-1967-217
Subject(s) - medicine , elbow , contracture , surgery , soft tissue , ligament
Post-traumatic contracture is a common complication after elbow trauma. If conservative therapy fails to restore adequate elbow motion, arthrolysis is indicated. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the clinical outcome of open arthrolysis for post-traumatic elbow contracture and to determine factors influencing the outcome.