Repair of the acutely unstable elbow: use of tensionable anchors

• Published in: Techniques in hand & upper extremity surgery Vol. 16; no. 4; p. 225
• Main Authors: Lee, Yu C, Eng, Kevin, Keogh, Angus, McLean, James M, Bain, Gregory I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Collateral Ligaments - surgery; Elbow - injuries; Elbow Joint - injuries; Female; Fractures, Bone - surgery; Humans; Joint Instability - surgery; Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee - surgery; Rupture; Suture Anchors; Suture Techniques

Acute ruptures of the medial or lateral collateral ligaments of the elbow associated with elbow dislocations have traditionally been repaired back to their respective epicondyles using suture anchors or transosseous sutures. Tensioning of those ligaments using conventional techniques had been diffic...