Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow without Epiphyseal Injury in Children.
10.12790/jkssh.2014.19.3.150
- Author:
Sang Uk LEE
1
;
Changhoon JEONG
;
Hyun Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Children;
Elbow;
Posterolateral rotatory instability;
Surgical treatment
- MeSH:
Child*;
Collateral Ligaments;
Dislocations;
Elbow*;
Growth Plate;
Humans;
Recurrence;
Suture Anchors;
Sutures;
Tissue Donors
- From:Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand
2014;19(3):150-153
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow in the absence of epiphyseal injury is extremely rare in children. We present a case of 12-year-old child in whom recurrent dislocation of the elbow was associated with a stretched lateral ulnar collateral ligament. We performed surgical repair and reefing of a stretched lateral ulnar collateral ligament by using a suture anchor and a continuous locking suture in order to avoid donor site morbidity and damage of the growth plate, which could occur when a transosseous tunnel for reconstruction was made. At 12 months after operation, satisfactory symptom relief was observed with no evidence of recurrence.
