ARTHROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF ELBOW STIFFNESS

To present the arthroscopic surgical technique and the evaluation of the results from this technique for treating elbow stiffness. Methods: Between April 2007 and January 2010, ten elbows of ten patients with elbow stiffness underwent arthroscopic treatment to release the range of motion. The minimu...

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Autores principales: Vieira, Luis Alfredo Gómez, Dal Molin, Fabio Farina, Visco, Adalberto, Fernandes, Luis Filipe Daneu, dos Santos, Murilo Cunha Rafael, Cardozo Filho, Nivaldo Souza, Gómez Cordero, Nicolas Gerardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27027027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30251-2
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Sumario:To present the arthroscopic surgical technique and the evaluation of the results from this technique for treating elbow stiffness. Methods: Between April 2007 and January 2010, ten elbows of ten patients with elbow stiffness underwent arthroscopic treatment to release the range of motion. The minimum follow-up was 11 months, with an average of 27 months. All the patients were male and their average age was 32.8 years (ranging from 22 to 48 years). After the arthroscopic treatment, they were followed up weekly in the first month and every three months thereafter. The clinical evaluation was made using the criteria of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Results: All the patients were satisfied with the results from the arthroscopic treatment. The average UCLA score was 33.8 points. Conclusion: Arthroscopic treatment for elbow stiffness is a minimally invasive surgical technique that was shown to be efficient for treating this complication.

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