title: Hinged external fixation of the elbow.
abstract: Hinged external fixation of the elbow provides the advantages of static fixation with the benefits of continued motion through the joint. Indications for the use of this method of fixation include traumatic instability, distraction interposition arthroplasty, instability after contracture release, and instability after excision of heterotopic ossification. Orthopedic surgeons should be familiar with hinged fixators and their application when faced with an unstable ulnohumeral joint.
authors.affiliation: Medsport, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive Lobby A, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-0391, USA. chenneal@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Neal C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Julka
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000601:surgery; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D017885:Collateral Ligaments / Q000601:surgery; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D016267:External Fixators; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D000092464:Elbow Injuries