Lateral elbow ligament reconstruction for posterolateral rotatory instability: 10 years follow-up in 32 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI) is the most frequent form of both acute and chronic elbow instability. It is due to mechanical incompetence of the lateral collateral ligament. O'Driscoll et al described treatment of this instability by autologous reconstruction of the lateral ulnar collateral ligament. The aim of our study was to evaluate the medium and long-term clinical, functional and radiological results of patients who were surgically treated for PLRI by this technique. We hypothesized that such ligament reconstruction restores a functional joint complex and durably stabilizes the elbow and limits the long-term risk of osteoarthritis.

Methods

All patients treated for symptomatic PLRI by ligament reconstruction since January 1995 and who had a minim

SUBMITTER: Tranier M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9998886 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature