J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev 2022 May 1;6(5). Epub 2022 May 1.
From the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara "Benemerito Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde," Instituto de Reconstrucción Articular y Medicina Deportiva de Occidente, Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico (Tafoya-Arreguín); Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara "Benemerito Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde," Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico (Tafoya-Arreguín, Dr. Castillo-González, and Dr. Pellegrini-Verduzco); the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara "Benemerito Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde," Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico (Tafoya-Arreguín, Dr. Martínez-Ruíz, and Dr. Arce-Rosas); the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hospital Regional de Tepatitlán, Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, Mexico (Tafoya-Arreguín, Dr. Esqueda-Godoy); and the Instituto de Reconstrucción Articular y Medicina Deportiva de Occidente, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (Tafoya-Arreguín).
Objective: To describe the clinical outcomes of interposition arthroplasty with transposition of the medial epicondyle to the coronoid process and articulated external fixation in patients with untreated chronic dislocation of the elbow.
Methods: Fourteen consecutive patients diagnosed with untreated chronic elbow dislocation performed a complete radiological and physical examination. The same surgeon treated all patients with a same technique. Read More