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Acute Distal Biceps Rupture
Distal Biceps Rupture What is the distal biceps tendon? The biceps muscle goes from the shoulder to the elbow on…
Arm Pump
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome of the Forearm
Arthroscopic and Open Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Repair
Arthroscopic and Open Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Repair Definition The Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) is a crucial structure on…
Capitellum and Capitellar-Trochlear Shear Fractures
Capitellum and Capitellar-Trochlear Shear Fractures What Are Capitellum Fractures? Capitellum fractures are rare, making up less than 1%…
Chronic Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture
DISTAL BICEPS TENDON RUPTURE The biceps muscle is the large muscle in the front of your upper arm.…
Cubital tunnel syndrome
Cubital tunnel syndrome Written by: Professor Mohamed Imam The elbow is an extremely fragile part of the human…
Current Advances in Total Elbow Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive Clinical Review
Current Advances in Total Elbow Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive Clinical Review Indications for Elbow Arthroplasty The elbow is a…
Distal Biceps Tendinopathy
Distal Biceps Tendinopathy What is the distal biceps tendon? The biceps muscle goes from the shoulder to the elbow on…
Distal Humerus Fractures
Distal Humerus Fractures What is it? A distal humerus fracture is a break in the lower end of…
Elbow (Olecranon) Bursitis
Elbow (Olecranon) Bursitis What is it? Elbow bursitis occurs in the olecranon bursa; the olecranon bursa is a…
Elbow Fractures – An olecranon fracture
Elbow Fractures (The olecranon fracture ) Elbow Fractures An olecranon (oh-LEK-rah-nun) fracture is a break in the bony tip…
Elbow Injuries Among Athletes Specializing in Throwing
Elbow Injuries Among Athletes Specializing in Throwing Overhand throwing places extremely high stresses on the elbow. In baseball…
Elbow Instability
Elbow Instability Elbow DislocationsSimple elbow dislocation is a dislocation of the elbow joint without concomitant fracture. Elbow fracture-dislocationComplex…
Elbow Replacement for Acute Trauma
Elbow Replacement for Acute Trauma What is Elbow Replacement? Elbow replacement surgery involves replacing damaged parts of the…
Elbow Stiffness
Elbow Stiffness The elbow joint is a type of hinge joint. It bends (flexion) and straightens (extension), as…
Exercises for Elbow Stiffness
Exercises for Elbow Stiffness Exercise One: Forearm rotation range Exercise Two: Overhead Elbow Bending Exercise Three: Overhead forearm…
Fractures of the Distal Humerus in the Elbow Region
Fractures of the Distal Humerus in the Elbow Region A distal humerus fracture is a break in the…
Golfer’s elbow
Golfer’s elbow Golfer’s elbow is a chronic degenerative of a tendon of the inner side of the elbow.…
Lateral Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow
Lateral Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow What is Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Reconstruction? Lateral collateral ligament (LCL)…
Nursemaid’s Elbow
Nursemaid’s Elbow Nursemaid’s elbow is a common injury of early childhood. It is sometimes referred to as “pulled…
Olecranon Spur
Olecranon Spur The olecranon is the most proximal part of the ulna, which is one of the two…
Open and Arthroscopic Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
Open and Arthroscopic Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) Definition Lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow, involves…
Open Treatment of Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer’s Elbow)
Open Treatment of Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer’s Elbow) Definition Medial epicondylitis, often referred to as golfer’s elbow, involves tendinosis…
Osteoarthritis of the Elbow
Osteoarthritis of the Elbow Osteoarthritis of the elbow occurs when the cartilage surface of the elbow is worn…
Osteochondritis dissecans
Osteochondritis Dissecans and loose bodies
paediatric Elbow Fractures
paediatric Elbow Fractures Pediatric Elbow Fractures are common injuries, accounting for about 10% of all childhood fractures. In…
paediatric Forearm Fractures
paediatric Forearm Fractures The forearm is the part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow. It…
Posterior Impingement of the elbow
Posterior Impingement of the elbow Posterior Impingement is due to overuse and repetitive forced extensions of the elbow.…
Radial Head and Neck Fractures
Radial Head and Neck Fractures What are Radial Head and Neck Fractures? Radial head and neck fractures are…
Radial head fracture
Radial head fracture What is a Radial Head fracture? The radial head is the upper end of the…
Radial head replacement
Radial head replacement The procedure is performed under a combination of general and regional anaesthesia. An incision is…
Radial Tunnel Syndrome
What is Radial Tunnel syndrome? Radial tunnel syndrome occurs when overuse, injury, or growth puts pressure on the…
Reconstruction for Interosseous Ligament Disruption
Reconstruction for Interosseous Ligament Disruption Definition An Essex-Lopresti injury, or longitudinal radioulnar dissociation (LRUD), occurs when a violent…
Recurrent and Chronic Elbow Instability
Recurrent and Chronic Elbow Instability Elbow instability is a looseness in the elbow joint that may cause the…
Simple Elbow Dislocation
Simple Elbow Dislocation What is a Simple Elbow Dislocation? Simple Elbow Dislocation: This happens when the elbow joint…
Supracondylar and Intercondylar Humeral Fractures
Supracondylar and Intercondylar Humeral Fractures Understanding the Condition Who Gets These Fractures? Younger Patients: Typically, from high-energy injuries…
Tennis Elbow
What is Tennis Elbow? Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a painful condition of the elbow caused by…
Terrible Triad Injury of the Elbow
Terrible Triad Injury of the Elbow What is a Terrible Triad Injury of the Elbow? A Terrible Triad…
Total/ Hemi Elbow Replacement (Arthroplasty)
Total/ Hemi Elbow Replacement (Arthroplasty) What is it? Total elbow arthroplasty replaces a native elbow joint with a…
Triceps Tendon Ruptures
Triceps Tendon Ruptures Definition A triceps tendon rupture occurs when the tendon tears or avulses from its insertion…
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow What is Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Reconstruction? UCL reconstruction is a…
What Is a Torn Tricep Injury?
What Is a Torn Tricep Injury? Your triceps is the muscle on the back of your upper arm…
What is the elbow?
What is the elbow? The elbow is the joint that joins the arm to the forearm, connecting the…