title: [Detachment of the triceps in the treatment of elbow stiffness in extension in children].
abstract: A total triceps disinsertion technique was used in children for treating elbow stiffness in extension, subsequent either to antibiotics injections administered in the arm, or to some old unreduced dislocations met in our experience. The disinsertion allowed the recovery of a good range motion in the post-injections stiffnesses and facilitated the reduction in old unreduced dislocations. The triceps detached in this manner preserves its bio-mechanical integrity, avoiding at the same time the risk of intra-articular hypertension. Used 17 times (in 12 post-injections retractions and 5 unreduced dislocations), this technique provided interesting results.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Pédiatrie, Clinique de Chirurgie et Orthopédie Infantile, Hôpital des Enfants, Bucarest, Roumanie.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Negus
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zamfir
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004551:Elbow Joint; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: La désinsertion du triceps dans le traitement des raideurs du coude en extension chez l'enfant.