title: Treatment of old unreduced dislocation of the elbow.
abstract: Twenty-six patients with old unreduced dislocation of the elbow treated by open reduction were reviewed. All patients improved after surgery. It is felt that any patient with an elbow dislocation which is less than 3 months old should be treated by open reduction. The operative technique using a medial and lateral approach and keeping the dissection extraperiosteal is described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000092464:Elbow Injuries