Posterior Dislocation of the Elbow

1991/08/01 by STEPHEN G. ROYLE, S.G. Royle · 1 citation
Medicine · #Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment #Shoulder Injury and Treatment #Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

paper · doi:10.1097/00003086-199108000-00028

Abstract

Posterior dislocation of the elbow is associated with significant morbidity and incomplete recovery. In this series of 32 patients, those with associated fractures, posterolateral dislocations, delayed reduction, and rigid immobilization had the least satisfactory outcome.

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