Delayed Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow after Cubitus Varus: A Case Report

2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 1047
Author(s):  
Yeo Hon Yun ◽  
Myeung Cheol Shin ◽  
Kwan Hee Lee ◽  
Sang Jin Shin
2005 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 348-352
Author(s):  
Kenichi Yawatari ◽  
Hikaru Tashima ◽  
Makoto Tamai ◽  
Takayuki Iwanaga ◽  
Futoshi Kuga ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-376
Author(s):  
Kenich Yawatari ◽  
Hideki Asato ◽  
Junshin Nagamine ◽  
Chojo Futenma ◽  
Fuminori Kanaya

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Juan Martín Patiño ◽  
Alejandro Rullan Corna ◽  
Alejandro Michelini ◽  
Ignacio Abdon ◽  
Alejandro José Ramos Vertiz

A malunion as a complication of distal humerus fractures has been frequently linked with aesthetic problems but less frequently with posterolateral rotatory instability. We report 2 cases of childhood posttraumatic cubitus varus with subsequent posterolateral rotatory instability and their treatment with a minimum of 2 years of follow-up. The etiology of the so-called posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow is mostly traumatic, but iatrogenic causes have also been described such as the treatment of tennis elbow and less frequently and chronically due to overuse and overload because of distal humerus malunion.


2001 ◽  
Vol 83 (9) ◽  
pp. 1358-1369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn W. O'Driscoll ◽  
Robert J. Spinner ◽  
Michael D. McKee ◽  
W. Ben Kibler ◽  
Hill Hastings ◽  
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Hand Surgery ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (02) ◽  
pp. 163-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Gyo Seo ◽  
Hyun Sik Gong ◽  
Young Ho Lee ◽  
Seung Hwan Rhee ◽  
Hyuk Jin Lee ◽  
...  

Background: We identified a subset of patients who had posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI) following corrective osteotomy for asymptomatic cubitus varus deformity. We aimed to identify risk factors for PLRI in such patients by comparing this subgroup to patients who did not demonstrate PLRI following osteotomy.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and radiographs of 22 patients with cubitus varus that underwent corrective osteotomy at our institution between 2003 and 2010. All patients underwent surgery for cosmetic reasons, and no patient reported functional problems such as PLRI or ulnar nerve symptoms pre-operatively. We sought to identify differences between those that experienced an increase in PLRI after osteotomy (PLRI group) and those that did not (non-PLRI group) with regard to demographics, degree of deformity, amount of surgical correction, and final outcomes.Results: Five patients had PLRI after osteotomy, and all five subsequently underwent lateral ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction using a triceps tendon graft. No statistically significant difference was observed between the PLRI and non-PLRI groups in terms of demographics, degree of deformity, amount of surgical correction, range of motion, and final Mayo Elbow Performance Index (MEPI) and the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) scores. However, the PLRI group had marginally greater medial displacement of the distal fragment.Conclusions: This study demonstrates that PLRI can become apparent after corrective osteotomy for cubitus varus in the absence of clinical symptoms of instability preoperatively. We suggest that careful examination for PLRI should be performed after surgical correction for cubitus varus deformity, and surgeons should be prepared to proceed with simultaneous reconstruction of the lateral ligaments of the elbow.


2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. e208-e212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasileios A. Kontogeorgakos ◽  
Andreas F. Mavrogenis ◽  
Georgios N. Panagopoulos ◽  
Apostolos Lagaras ◽  
Antonios Koutalos ◽  
...  

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