TY - JOUR
T1 - Posttraumatic elbow arthritis in the young adult
T2 - Evaluation and management
AU - Sears, Benjamin W.
AU - Puskas, Gabor J.
AU - Morrey, Mark E.
AU - Sanchez-Sotelo, Joaquin
AU - Morrey, Bernard F.
PY - 2012/11/1
Y1 - 2012/11/1
N2 - Degenerative joint disease following trauma to the elbow is difficult to manage in any patient. However, this condition becomes substantially more challenging in the young, active population. Increased activity demands and limited functional capacity of total elbow arthroplasty mean that joint arthroplasty should be regarded as a salvage procedure. The primary goal of treatment is to restore a pain-free or minimally painful functional joint while preserving future surgical options. This requires accurate assessment of the primary patient complaint, be it terminal pain and stiffness or pain along the entire arc of motion. Patients who report stiffness and pain at terminal motion may benefit from arthroscopic or open osteocapsular débridement. Those with advanced degenerative changes and pain throughout the entire arc of motion may require joint resurfacing with interposition arthroplasty, partial joint arthroplasty, or total joint arthroplasty.
AB - Degenerative joint disease following trauma to the elbow is difficult to manage in any patient. However, this condition becomes substantially more challenging in the young, active population. Increased activity demands and limited functional capacity of total elbow arthroplasty mean that joint arthroplasty should be regarded as a salvage procedure. The primary goal of treatment is to restore a pain-free or minimally painful functional joint while preserving future surgical options. This requires accurate assessment of the primary patient complaint, be it terminal pain and stiffness or pain along the entire arc of motion. Patients who report stiffness and pain at terminal motion may benefit from arthroscopic or open osteocapsular débridement. Those with advanced degenerative changes and pain throughout the entire arc of motion may require joint resurfacing with interposition arthroplasty, partial joint arthroplasty, or total joint arthroplasty.
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U2 - 10.5435/JAAOS-20-11-704
DO - 10.5435/JAAOS-20-11-704
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23118136
AN - SCOPUS:84869122246
VL - 20
SP - 704
EP - 714
JO - The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
JF - The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
SN - 1067-151X
IS - 11
ER -