Elbow instability secondary to lateral epicondylar nounion in an adult

Symptomatic nonunion of the lateral epicondyle of the elbow is a rare injury. We present the case of a 36-year-old woman who complained of elbow pain and instability several months after a conservatively treated lateral epicondyle fracture that evolved into nonunion. In order to reestablish elbow st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Valencia, Maria, Barco, Raul, Antuña, Samuel A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23229787
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-012-0221-z
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Sumario:Symptomatic nonunion of the lateral epicondyle of the elbow is a rare injury. We present the case of a 36-year-old woman who complained of elbow pain and instability several months after a conservatively treated lateral epicondyle fracture that evolved into nonunion. In order to reestablish elbow stability, the patient underwent removal of the nonunited epicondylar fragment and ligament repair, with excellent clinical outcome.

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