Terrible triad injury of the elbow: A PROCESS-compliant surgical case series from Eastern Morocco.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The terrible triad of the elbow (TTE) is a lesion associating a dislocation of the elbow, a fracture of the radial head, and a fracture of the coronoid process, with a high potential of complication. The treatment is based on the restoration of bone lesions and external capsular ligament repair. The systematic repair of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) is still debated in the literature. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and functional results of the surgical treatment in a real-world series from Easter Morocco.

Patients and methods

This was a retrospective study of 6 cases of TTE operated by isolated external approach or combined approach (internal or anterior) of the elbow in the department of Traumatology-Orthopedics of the Mohammed VI Uni

SUBMITTER: Ben Abdellah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9207080 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature