Fractured elbow.If one of your arm bones breaks at the elbow, you have a fracture. Usually, this happens with a sudden blow, as you might get in a contact sport or a car accident. And don’t be fooled if you can still move your elbow afterward. If you’re in pain and it doesn’...
To determine the effectiveness of a protocol for the treatment of fracture-dislocations of the elbow based on the concept that, if dislocation of the elbow with associated fractures can be made to resemble a simple elbow dislocation by repairing or reconstructing the fractured structures, repair of...
Functional treatment of condylar fractures in adult patients usually follows the closed reduction/maxillomandibular fixation approach. Some of the problems arising when functional appliances (i.e., activator) are used have been identified and presented here, especially in patients where fractured parts ar...
Numerous indications for orthopedic devices in children other than fracture fixation ○ Scoliosis, congenital deformity, growth disturbance, sports-related injuries View chapterExplore book Traumatic elbow injuries in the athlete Arthur CRettigMD, inOrthopedic Clinics of North America, 2002 ...
Radial Head Replacement for Acute Complex Fractures: What Are the Rate and Risks Factors for Revision or Removal? When treating complex radial head fractures, important goals include prevention of elbow or forearm instability, with restoration of radiocapitellar contac... AD Duckworth,NR Wickramasinghe...
Once your fractured humerus starts to heal, you may need physical therapy. Physical therapy helps to restore normal strength in your arm muscles. It also restores normal range of motion in your elbow and shoulder. A course of physical therapy for a fractured humerus usually takes several months...
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Radial head fractures are common elbow fractures. The Mason classification is used to describe the fracture. As of yet, there is no consensus on optimal treatment strategy for Mason II–IV fractures. The aim of this study was to compare the results of conservative treatment with different surgica...
A toddler’s fractured elbow will take longer to heal as compared to the toddler’s fractured wrist. This is due to the reason that the nomenclature of elbow joint is such that it hurts the adjoining areas of the elbow joint much deeper.Treatment of toddler arm fracture also involves firmly...
The functional group received one week of below the elbow plaster splint. If the fracture was displaced, a functional below the elbow brace was applied for another three weeks. A minimally displaced fracture was treated with another three weeks of bandage after removal of the plaster splint. The...