-
J Bone Joint Surg Br · May 1998
Case ReportsReconstruction of the coronoid for chronic dislocation of the elbow. Use of a graft from the olecranon in two cases.
- H Moritomo, K Tada, T Yoshida, and N Kawatsu.
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
- J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1998 May 1; 80 (3): 490-2.
AbstractPersistent dislocation of the elbow after a fracture of the coronoid process is a difficult problem. We have performed an open reduction with reconstruction of the coronoid by an osteocartilaginous graft from the ipsilateral olecranon for two patients. Both achieved a painless, stable joint with a functional range of movement. The joint surface of the graft has a similar curve to that of the coronoid giving good congruency and stability. The technique is simple and the graft is obtained through the same incision.
Notes
Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
- Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as
*italics*,_underline_or**bold**. - Superscript can be denoted by
<sup>text</sup>and subscript<sub>text</sub>. - Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines
1. 2. 3., hyphens-or asterisks*. - Links can be included with:
[my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com) - Images can be included with:
 - For footnotes use
[^1](This is a footnote.)inline. - Or use an inline reference
[^1]to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document[^1]: This is a long footnote..