Humeral trochlear morphology does not influence coronoid fractures in elbow dislocation.

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Purpose

Traumatic elbow dislocation is the second most frequent joint dislocation, even though the elbow is a congruent and stable joint. Individual variability in anatomical congruence of the elbow and how it relates to simple or complex instability has rarely been studied in the literature; we hypothesized that a greater articular coverage by the humeral trochlea would be more likely to result in complex dislocation. The aim of this study is to analyze trochlear morphology in simple (SED) and complex elbow dislocation (CED), to assess whether the degree of humeroulnar joint congruence influences the incidence of coronoid fractures in elbow dislocation. The secondary goal is to evaluate the association between trochlear morphology and coronoid fracture pattern.

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SUBMITTER: Arrigoni P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10014637 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature