Summary
Twelve cases of recurrent dislocation of the elbow have been studied with special reference to the cause of instability, the operative findings and the results of treatment. We consider the major cause to be insufficiency of the posterolateral capsule and ligaments, and therefore the best treatment is a posterolateral capsulorraphy.
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Etude de 12 cas de luxation récidivante du coude s'attachant principalement à l'origine de l'instabilité, aux constatations opératoires et aux résultats du traitement. Les auteurs pensent que la cause principale réside dans l'insuffisance de la capsule et des ligaments postéro-externes et donc que le meilleur traitement consiste en une capsuloraphie postéro-externe.
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Doria, A., Gil, E., Delgado, E. et al. Recurrent dislocation of the elbow. International Orthopaedics 14, 41–45 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00183363
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