title: Tendon transfers for elbow flexion.
abstract: This article reviews the causes of loss of elbow flexion. It outlines the necessary preoperative considerations for elbow flexorplasty. The techniques, advantages, and disadvantages of flexorplasty, including the Steindler, pectoralis major, triceps, sternocleidomastoid, and latissimus dorsi, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Caudle
mesh_terms: D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries; D004550:Elbow; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D010243:Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013709:Tendon Transfer