Recurrent Posterior Dislocation of the Elbow

Sang Ho Kwak; Seok Hyeon Kim; Jung Yun Bae; Kuen Tak Suh

doi:10.12790/jkssh.2016.21.3.157

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Kwak, Kim, Bae, and Suh: Recurrent Posterior Dislocation of the Elbow

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J Korean Soc Surg Hand 2016;21(3):157-161.

Published online: 11 September 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12790/jkssh.2016.21.3.157

Recurrent Posterior Dislocation of the Elbow

Sang Ho Kwak, Seok Hyeon Kim, Jung Yun Bae, Kuen Tak Suh

Department Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea

Correspondence to: Jung Yun Bae, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 50612, Korea, TEL: +82-55-360-2495, FAX: +82-55-360-2155, E-mail: nari1006@hanmail.net

Received 5 April 201618 August 2016 Accepted 20 August 2016

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

The elbow joint is one of the most inherently stable articulations of the skeleton. Recurrent posterior dislocation of the elbow is a rare condition. We experienced a case of recurrent posterior dislocation of the elbow due to shallow trochlear notch and chronic radial head dislocation that was treated by transplantation of the biceps tendon to the coronoid process. We report on the case with a literature review.

Keywords: Elbow, Posterior dislocation, Recurrent

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Fig. 1.

Preoperative radiographs. (A) Anteroposterior radiograph showing cubitus varus deformity and chronic radial head dislocation at the left elbow. (B) Lateral radiograph in 90° flexion showing nearly normal articulation of humeroulnar joint and shallow trochlea notch at the left elbow.

Fig. 2.

Preoperative computed tomography scan. Dislocation occurred when the elbow is extended.

Fig. 3.

Radiographs of immediate postoperative state.

Fig. 4.

Range of motion thirty months after operation.

Fig. 5.

Radiographs twenty months after operation showing satisfactory reduction.

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