Clinical Anatomy and Assessment of the Elbow

BACKGROUND: The elbow is a complex synovial hinge joint comprising of three articulations. Satisfactory function and stability are provided by bony and soft tissue stabilising structures. Injuries around the elbow joint are common. METHODS: A literature search was performed and the authors’ personal...

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Autores principales: Aquilina, Alexander L, Grazette, Andrew J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5721323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29290874
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001711011347
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description BACKGROUND: The elbow is a complex synovial hinge joint comprising of three articulations. Satisfactory function and stability are provided by bony and soft tissue stabilising structures. Injuries around the elbow joint are common. METHODS: A literature search was performed and the authors’ personal experiences reported. RESULTS: The article discusses the osseous and ligamentous anatomy around the elbow joint and their relevance when assessing and managing elbow injuries. CONCLUSION: Knowledge of the intricate anatomy around the elbow joint is essential to successfully assessing and managing elbow injuries and restoring good function.
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spelling pubmed-57213232017-12-29 Clinical Anatomy and Assessment of the Elbow Aquilina, Alexander L Grazette, Andrew J Open Orthop J Article BACKGROUND: The elbow is a complex synovial hinge joint comprising of three articulations. Satisfactory function and stability are provided by bony and soft tissue stabilising structures. Injuries around the elbow joint are common. METHODS: A literature search was performed and the authors’ personal experiences reported. RESULTS: The article discusses the osseous and ligamentous anatomy around the elbow joint and their relevance when assessing and managing elbow injuries. CONCLUSION: Knowledge of the intricate anatomy around the elbow joint is essential to successfully assessing and managing elbow injuries and restoring good function. Bentham Open 2017-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5721323/ /pubmed/29290874 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001711011347 Text en © 2017 Aquilina and Grazette. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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