Table 2.
Details of the patients with unstable elbow dislocation
| No. | Gender | Age | Mechanism | Side | Associated injury | Surgical indicationa | MCL | Flexor | LCL | Extensor | Capsule | Brachialis muscle | ROM | MEPS | Arthrosis | HO | Cx | FU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 22 | Triathlon | R | 2 | X | X | X | Y | 0–135 | 100 | 0 | M | 28 | ||||
| 2 | M | 27 | Fall | L | 1 | Y | X | X | 10–135 | 85 | 0 | MCL laxity | 32 | |||||
| 3 | M | 46 | Fall | R | Spine fx | 1 | X | X | X | 15–110 | 80 | 1 | M/L | 38 | ||||
| Brachial a. injury | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M | 40 | RTA | R | ICH | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | Y | 20–120 | 100 | 0 | M/L/A/P | 32 | |
| 5 | M | 25 | Fall | R | 1 | Y | Y | X | X | 15–130 | 100 | 0 | L | 31 | ||||
| 6 | M | 27 | RTA | R | 1 | X | X | 10–130 | 100 | 0 | 35 | |||||||
| 7 | M | 18 | Judo | R | UN | 2 | X | X | X | Y | 0–135 | 100 | 0 | M | 28 | |||
| 8 | M | 23 | Fall | L | 1 | Y | Y | X | X | 15–130 | 100 | 0 | M | MCL laxity | 35 | |||
| 9 | M | 23 | Fall | R | UN | 1 | X | X | 15–130 | 100 | 1 | L | Open arthrolysis | 28 | ||||
| 10 | M | 21 | Fall | R | 2 | X | X | X | Y | 15–135 | 100 | 0 | L | 28 | ||||
| 11 | F | 50 | Fall | L | Calcaneus fx | 2 | X | X | 5–130 | 100 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| 12 | M | 50 | RTA | R | Pelvic bone fx | 1 | X | X | Y | 20–130 | 85 | 1 | 36 | |||||
| 13 | M | 37 | Fall | L | UN | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | Y | 5–130 | 100 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 14 | M | 46 | RTA | L | Mandible, spine fx | 1 | X | X | 10–130 | 100 | 0 | L | 34 | |||||
| ICH | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | M | 43 | Fall | R | Spine fx | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 15–135 | 100 | 0 | M/L | 38 | |
| UN | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | M | 24 | Judo | R | 2 | X | X | X | Y | 20–120 | 80 | 1 | M | 27 | ||||
| 17 | M | 35 | Fall | R | Brachial a. injury | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 45–90 | 50 | 3 | M/L/A/P | Open arthroslysis | 37 |
| UN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distal radius fx | UN decomp. | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | M | 29 | RTA | R | Tibia fx | 1 | X | X | 10–135 | 100 | 0 | L | 34 | |||||
| 19 | M | 21 | Judo | L | Mandible fx | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 20–130 | 100 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 20 | F | 72 | Fall | L | Distal radius fx | 1 | X | X | 20–130 | 85 | 1 | 32 | ||||||
| Av | 34 | 14.25–127.5 | 93.2 | 32.45 |
a1 subluxation of a non-congruent elbow joint on the radiograph following closed reduction, 2 extension block splint over 45° to maintain a reduction
M male, F female, RTA road traffic accident, R right, L left, ICH intracranial haemorrhage, fx fracture, Brachial a. injury brachial artery injury, UN ulnar nerve symptoms, MCL medial collateral ligament, Flexor flexor tendon, LCL lateral collateral ligament complex, Extensor extensor tendon, HO heterotopic ossification, M medial, L lateral, A anterior, P posterior, X complete rupture, Y partial rupture, ROM range of motion, MEPS Mayo Elbow Performance Score, FU follow up, Av average