Complications of treating terrible triad injury of the elbow: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Terrible triad injury of the elbow (TTIE), comprising elbow dislocation with radial head and coronoid process fracture, is notoriously challenging to treat and has typically been associated with complications and poor outcomes. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize the most recent available evidence regarding functional outcomes and complications following surgical management of TTIE.

Methods

Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar were searched to identify relevant studies, which were included if they were retrospective or prospective in design, involved participants who had TTIE, and were published in English. Outcomes of interest were functional outcomes and complications.

Results

Sixteen studies, involving 312 patients, w

SUBMITTER: Chen HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4022574 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature