Open reduction can be effective for managing posterior elbow dislocations that remained unreduced for up to 6 months after the initial injury, according to a small study by researchers in India.

The elbow is a stable joint where three bones - the humerus of the upper arm and the ulna and the radius of the forearm - come together. These bones are kept in proper alignment with the help of ...

The elbow is second to the shoulder as the most common site of major joint dislocation. This injury pattern typically results from a fall on an outstretched hand when the elbow is hyperextended, and ...

Type 1: small marginal fractures which do not contribute appreciably to stability, and minimally (<2mm) displaced fractures that do not restrict forearm rotation, Type 2: larger, displaced (>2mm) ...