Defining acute Essex-Lopresti injuries is problematic and variable: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this study was to systematically review clinical studies on the employed definitions of longitudinal forearm instabilities referred to as Essex-Lopresti (EL) injuries, interosseous membrane (IOM) injuries or longitudinal radioulnar dissociation.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed in MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science and Cochrane databases, adhering to PRISMA guidelines. All data on diagnosis and treatment were collected.

Results

In total, 47 clinical studies involving 266 patients were included. Thirty-nine of 47 studies did not mention an IOM lesion as part of the EL injury. The amount of preoperative positive ulnar variance varied from >1 to >12 mm. Nine studies used some form of dynamic pre-operative or intraoperative test

SUBMITTER: Kooistra B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9619391 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature