Husband J B, Hastings H
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University Medical School, Indianapolis.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1990 Oct;72(9):1353-8.
A lateral approach was used to release a post-traumatic contracture of the elbow in seven patients, and the results were evaluated an average of thirty-eight months postoperatively. Extension improved from an average flexion contracture of 45 degrees preoperatively to one of 12 degrees postoperatively, and the average point of maximum flexion increased from 116 degrees preoperatively to 129 degrees postoperatively. The average arc of motion increased 46 degrees. All patients began using a continuous-passive-motion device immediately after the operation. There were no problems with wound-healing or formation of heterotopic bone.
采用外侧入路对7例肘关节创伤后挛缩患者进行松解，并于术后平均38个月对结果进行评估。伸直功能从术前平均45度的屈曲挛缩改善至术后12度，平均最大屈曲角度从术前的116度增加至术后的129度。平均活动弧度增加了46度。所有患者术后均立即开始使用持续被动活动装置。伤口愈合及异位骨形成均未出现问题。
