Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Table 1 Demographics of patients who underwent surgical correction of post-traumatic flexion contracture of the elbow

From: Post-traumatic flexion contractures of the elbow: Operative treatment via the limited lateral approach

					Deformity (degrees)
Patient	Age	Diagnosis	Classification	Operation	Pre-op	Peri-op	Short Term	Medium Term
1	30	Soft Tissue Injury	Extrinsic	AC	40	0	20	35
2	44	Dislocation	Extrinsic	AC	40	0	10	10
3	16	Fracture/Dislocation	Extrinsic	AC	60	5	15	15
4	38	Fracture	Extrinsic	AC	65	30	30	30
5	29	Fracture/Dislocation	Extrinsic	AC, ZLCL	55	30	30	40
6	48	Dislocation	Extrinsic	AC, ZLCL	60	20	30	30
7	31	Fracture	Extrinsic	AC	40	5	10	20
8	49	Dislocation	Extrinsic	AC	70	0	30	30
9	29	Fracture	Extrinsic	AC, ZLCL	45	20	20	30
10	41	Fracture/Dislocation	Extrinsic	AC	60	15	20	30
11	35	Fracture/Dislocation	Extrinsic	AC	60	10	15	40
12	16	Fracture	Extrinsic	AC	50	20	20	30
13	26	Soft Tissue Injury	Extrinsic	AC, ZLCL	70	10	10	N/A
14	52	Fracture/Dislocation	Extrinsic	AC	40	10	20	20
15	40	Fracture/Dislocation	Intrinsic	AC, ZLCL, EOO	60	20	40	40
16	29	Fracture/Dislocation	Extrinsic	AC, ZLCL	50	30	30	45
17	18	Fracture	Intrinsic	AC, ERH	70	30	40	45
18	37	Fracture/Dislocation	Intrinsic	AC, ERH	20	0	0	N/A
19	41	Fracture/Dislocation	Intrinsic	AC, EOO	60	20	40	N/A
20	26	Fracture	Extrinsic	AC, ROM	50	30	30	10
21	50	Fracture	Intrinsic	AC, ZLCL, ROM, UNT	60	40	50	40
22	43	Fracture	Intrinsic	AC, ERH	50	30	30	45
23	32	Fracture	Intrinsic	AC, ZLCL, ROM, UNT	90	30	40	70

Key: AC = Anterior Capsulectomy; ZLCL = Z-lengthening Lateral Collateral Ligament; ERH = Excision of Radial Head; EOO = Excision of OlecranonOsteophyte; ROM = Removal of Metalwork; UNT = Ulna Nerve Transposition.

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ISSN: 1749-799X

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