Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow without Epiphyseal Injury in Children |
Sang Uk Lee, Changhoon Jeong, Hyun Woo Kim |
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea. 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Korea. changhoonj@naver.com |
Received: 17 July 2014 • Revised: 2 September 2014 • Accepted: 4 September 2014 |
Abstract |
Posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow in the absence of epiphyseal injury is extremely rare in children. We present a case of 12-year-old child in whom recurrent dislocation of the elbow was associated with a stretched lateral ulnar collateral ligament. We performed surgical repair and reefing of a stretched lateral ulnar collateral ligament by using a suture anchor and a continuous locking suture in order to avoid donor site morbidity and damage of the growth plate, which could occur when a transosseous tunnel for reconstruction was made. At 12 months after operation, satisfactory symptom relief was observed with no evidence of recurrence. |
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