Reconstruction of the post-traumatic elbow

Abstract

Surgical reconstruction of the acutely injured elbow is often necessary to give the best opportunity for subsequent function, in particular the following injuries:

• unstable lateral humeral condylar fractures in the child;

• displaced segmental fractures of the adult capitulum;

• displaced intraarticular lower humeral fractures and displaced fractures of the olecranon in the adult;

• adult radial head fractures and Monteggia injuries with displacement of the radial head.