The posttraumatic stiff elbow: an update.

There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

Abstract

Posttraumatic elbow stiffness is a disabling condition that remains challenging to treat despite improvement of our understanding of the pathogenesis of posttraumatic contractures and new treatment regimens. This review provides an update and overview of the etiology of posttraumatic elbow stiffness, its classification, evaluation, nonoperative and operative treatment, and postoperative management.

Related collections

Author and article information

Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med

Title: Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISSN: 1935-973X

ISSN (Print): 1935-9748

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2016

Volume: 9

Issue: 2

Affiliations

[1 ] Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Yawkey Center, Suite 2100, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.

[2 ] Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

[3 ] Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Yawkey Center, Suite 2100, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA. jjupiter1@partners.org.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s12178-016-9336-9

DOI: 10.1007/s12178-016-9336-9

PMC ID: 4896879

PubMed ID: 26984466

SO-VID: 119cc3db-5ef7-47a1-896c-5d1aa7f1f70c

History

Keywords: Contracture,Elbow,Posttraumatic,Release,Stiffness

Data availability:

Keywords: Contracture, Elbow, Posttraumatic, Release, Stiffness

Comments

Comment on this article

scite_

Cited by 13

See all cited by