title: Posterior dislocation of the elbow as an unusual presentation after a total hip replacement: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Posterior dislocation of the elbow is usually associated with trauma to the joint with a reported incidence of 3%to 6%. Chronic instability is usually symptomatic following the initial injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of posterior dislocation of the elbow occurring in a patient while using her arm to lift herself using a monkey pole on the second day following a total hip replacement. The dislocation was reduced under sedation in the ward. There were no signs or symptoms suggesting any joint hypermobility syndrome in the patient. Follow up 4 months following the injury revealed a complete recovery in the range of motion and a pain free elbow. There were no signs and symptoms of any instability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first time such a case is reported in the literature. It certainly demonstrates that even in the absence of instability a patient can be predisposed to low energy dislocation of the elbow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma surgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK. kumarranitha@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Periasamy
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meek
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crossman