The post traumatic stiff and unstable elbow
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Retrospectively, data of 22 patients (14 male, 9 female, age: 52,2) with intraoperative co-existing instability and post traumatic arthrofibrosis of the elbow was postoperatively collected to
Sponsors
St. Vinzenz Klinik Pfronten
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Surgery with in the years 2005-2015; Minimum follow-up of 12 months, post traumatic arthrofibrosis; persistant pain for at least 6 months and failed conservative treatment, additional intraoperative instability in the arthroscopic instability testing and ligament stabilization
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: chronic luxation, massive bony destruction of the elbow joint, osteochondritis dissecans, distinctive arthrosis, arthritis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| With a minimum follow-up of 14 months ( mean 57 months) ostoperatively a clinical examination was done. Besides demographic data, etiology, operation reports also clinical parameters like the range-of-motion and special scores have been collected (Mayo-Elbow-Performance-Index, Oxford-Elbow-Score, etc.). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactStephanie Geyer
St. Vinzenz Klinik Pfronten
Outcome results
None listed