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A muscle sparing posterior approach to the elbow joint for total elbow arthroplasty

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : SAGE Publications

Source : Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Url : https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499016684997

Keywords : elbow replacement; intercondylar fracture humerus; surgical approach.

Campus : Faridabad

School : School of Medicine

Department : Orthopaedics

Year : 2017

Abstract :

We describe a muscle sparing approach in which the triceps is elevated without injuring the muscle or disturbing its insertion. The entire extensor mechanism is preserved in continuity, thus preventing any extensor weakness. This can be used preferentially in cases of non-union intraarticular distal humerus fractures planned for Total Elbow Arthroplasty.

Cite this Research Publication : Ravi Sreenivasan, Pritish Singh, Simon Thomas, Anuj Jain, Harjoban Singh, Shekhar Agarwal, A muscle sparing posterior approach to the elbow joint for total elbow arthroplasty, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, SAGE Publications, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499016684997

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