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Abstract
Simple elbow dislocation refers to those elbow dislocations that do not involve an osseous injury. A complex elbow dislocation refers to an elbow that has dislocated with an osseous injury. Most simple elbow dislocations are treated nonoperatively. Understanding the importance of the soft tissue injury following a simple elbow dislocation is a key to being successful with treatment.Entities:
Keywords: Dislocation; Elbow; Instability; Lateral collateral ligament; Medial collateral ligament
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26498542 DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2015.06.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hand Clin ISSN: 0749-0712 Impact factor: 1.907