title: Unstable elbow dislocations: a case report of a new surgical technique.
abstract: This case report describes our first clinical experience of a previously described new surgical technique for the treatment of unstable simple elbow dislocations. The technique utilises a central strip of the distal triceps tendon which is harvested proximally at the musculotendonous junction and left attached at its insertion on the olecranon. The strip is the passed through the olecranon fossa and attached to the coronoid process to stabilise the joint. We encountered an early postoperative complication that led to a modification of our technique and ultimately an excellent recovery of a stable pain free joint with a full range of movement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Georges NHS Foundation Trust Blackshaw Road Tooting, London SW17 0QT UK.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Georges NHS Foundation Trust Blackshaw Road Tooting, London SW17 0QT UK.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Georges NHS Foundation Trust Blackshaw Road Tooting, London SW17 0QT UK.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Georges NHS Foundation Trust Blackshaw Road Tooting, London SW17 0QT UK.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernard
keywords: Elbow dislocation; Surgical stabilisation