Elbow Injuries and Treatment, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

1st Edition, Volume 39-3 - June 3, 2020
Editor: Jeffrey R Dugas
Language: English
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This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine will discuss Elbow Injuries and Treatment. Guest edited by Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas, this issue will discuss a number of related topics that… Read more

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This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine will discuss Elbow Injuries and Treatment. Guest edited by Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas, this issue will discuss a number of related topics that are important to practicing clinicians. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Mark Miller. The volume will include articles on: Lateral Epicondylitis/Extensor tendons, UCL Evaluation and Diagnostics, UCL Sprain and Partial Thickness Tear, UCL Reconstruction, UCL Repair with Internal Brace, Distal Biceps Injuries, Distal Triceps Injuries, OCD Capitellum, Olecranon Stress Fracture, Common Fractures, Lacertus Syndrone, Biologics in Elbow Injuries, Rehabilitation of Elbow Injuries, and Elbow Dislocation, among others.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Clinics in Sports Medicine
Foreword
Preface
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Evaluation and Diagnostics
Key points
Introduction
Anatomy and biomechanics
History
Physical examination
Imaging of the throwing elbow
Differential diagnosis
Summary
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
Key points
Introduction
Anatomy
Clinical presentation
Radiographic evaluation
Nonsurgical management
Operative management
Postoperative rehabilitation
Performance after ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
Return to play following ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
Revision ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
Repair and InternalBrace Augmentation of the Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament
Key points
The rise of ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction and the fall of ulnar collateral ligament repair
Individualizing treatment of the ulnar collateral ligament–injured athlete
Primary ulnar collateral ligament repair revisited
The role of the InternalBrace
Surgical technique of augmented repair of the ulnar collateral ligament
Clinical results
Summary
Injuries and Conditions Affecting the Elbow Flexor/Pronator Tendons
Key points
Introduction
Clinical evaluation
Management
Authors’ preferred surgical technique
Supplementary data
Sprains, Strains, and Partial Tears of the Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Elbow
Key points
Introduction
Examination and imaging
Nonoperative management
Indications and contraindications for surgical repair
Patient positioning in surgery
Surgical technique
Postoperative protocol
Results
Potential complications
Technical pearls
Olecranon Stress Fracture
Key points
Introduction
Epidemiology
Anatomy
Pathophysiology
Pediatric population
Clinical history
Physical examination
Diagnostic imaging
Nonsurgical management
Surgical management
Prognostic outcome
Summary
The Lacertus Syndrome of the Elbow in Throwing Athletes
Key points
History of the technique
History and physical examination
Nonoperative treatment
Surgical indications and technique
Postoperative care
Summary
Conditions and Injuries Affecting the Nerves Around the Elbow
Key points
Mechanisms of athletic nerve injury
Ulnar nerve
Median nerve
Radial nerve
Iatrogenic and surgical injuries
Supplementary data
Elbow Fractures
Key points
Anatomy of the elbow joint
Distal humerus fractures
Fractures of the medial epicondyle
Radial head fractures
Olecranon fractures
Coronoid fractures
What to do if residual instability persists
Rehabilitation
Return to sports
Elbow Dislocation
Key points
Introduction
Simple elbow dislocations
Complex elbow dislocations
Chronic elbow instability
Summary
Lateral Epicondylitis/Extensor Tendon Injury
Key points
Diagnosis
Physical examination
Imaging
Treatment
Surgery
Return to activity
Summary
Distal Biceps Injuries
Key points
Introduction
Epidemiology
Anatomy and biomechanics
Clinical presentation
Imaging
Treatment
Complications
Postoperative rehabilitation
Outcomes/results
Author’s preferred technique
Distal Triceps Tendon Injuries
Key points
Introduction
Anatomy
Risks factors
Mechanism of injury
Clinical evaluation
Diagnostic imaging
Rehabilitation of Elbow Injuries: Nonoperative and Operative
Key points
Nonsurgical rehabilitation
Rehabilitation guidelines for specific conditions
Lateral collateral ligament complex reconstruction
Lateral epicondylitis
Arthroscopic arthrolysis
Fractures
Summary
Orthobiologics in Elbow Injuries
Key points
Introduction
Terminology
Pathologies
Summary