title: [Dislocations of the elbow joint].
abstract: In a collective follow-up study the results of conservative and operative treatment of luxations of the elbow joint were assessed. In all, 433 patients were followed-up; 315 of them had a ligamentous injury, 225 flake fractures. Because of the amount of soft and bone tissue damage, 241 patients were treated operatively. The functional results of these operations were good in 90% and comparable to those in patients receiving conservative treatment. This confirms that operative treatment of elbow luxations has to be recommended in cases with considerable ligamentous and bone damage.
authors.affiliation: Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik, Duisburg.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hierholzer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ludolph
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D000092464:Elbow Injuries
vernacular_title: Luxationen des Ellenbogengelenkes.