Chronic complex persistent elbow instability: a consecutive and prospective case series and review of recent literature.

CONCLUSIONS: CCPEI is a challenging condition with an uncertain prognosis. The variability in patients' pathoanatomic conditions requires customized surgical treatment aimed at elbow stabilizer reconstruction when the ulnohumeral joint is preserved or aimed at joint replacement in case of severe articular degeneration. The time interval between the initial trauma and index surgical procedure significantly affects the feasibility of reconstructive procedures.
PMID: 32197771 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Hand Surgery - March 23, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Giannicola G, Sessa P, Calella P, Gumina S, Cinotti G Tags: J Shoulder Elbow Surg Source Type: research