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Chapter 15 - Traumatic Elbow Disorders

from Section 2 - Regional Paediatric Orthopaedics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2024

By
Thomas Dehler  and
John Davies
Edited by
Sattar Alshryda ,
Stan Jones  and
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Sattar Alshryda
Affiliation:
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai Academic Health Corporation, Dubai UAE
Stan Jones
Affiliation:
Al Ahli Hospital, Qatar
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
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Summary

The elbow is a combination hinge and pivot trocho-ginglymoid joint, formed by the ulno-humeral, radio-humeral, and proximal radioulnar articulations. The joint capsule is thickened medially and laterally to form the collateral ligaments, which are the major stabilizers of the elbow joint. Details of these ligaments are shown and described in Figure 15.1.

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Postgraduate Paediatric Orthopaedics
The Candidate's Guide to the FRCS(Tr&Orth) Examination
 , pp. 241 - 262
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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