Post-traumatic stiff elbow

EFORT Open Reviews

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Lars Adolfsson¹ 

[1] Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Linköping

关键词: stiff elbow;    post-traumatic contracture;    heterotopic bone formation;    treatment;    contracture release;   

DOI  :  10.1302/2058-5241.3.170062

学科分类：神经科学

来源: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery

【 摘 要 】

Stability, mobility and alignment are essential prerequisites for elbow function. The elbow is one of the most mobile joints of the body and unrestricted movement is necessary to allow free positioning of the hand in space. Average normal range of movement is approximately 0° to 145° of flexion and extension but individual variations may be quite considerable. The proximal forearm joint is also an integral part of the elbow and normal rotation of the radius is on average close to 160°. A minimal range of movement for unlimited use of the arm in everyday activities has been described as 30° – 130° of flexion and extension and a minimum of forearm rotation of 50° + 50° of pro- and supination. Certain activities may, however, call for larger ranges of movement and the limitations that a patient will perceive as a functional deficit will vary depending on the level of activity.

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