Josefsson P O, Johnell O, Gentz C F
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1984 Jul;66(6):927-30. doi: 10.2106/00004623-198466060-00014.
Fifty-two patients with a radiographically verified dislocation of the elbow were re-examined at an average of twenty-four years after injury. Half of the patients had no residual symptoms or signs whatsoever and more than one-third had a slight or moderate decrease in the range of extension, which was associated with slight degenerative change in the joint or with periarticular calcification. No reduction in joint space was evident. Even when the examination revealed some instability in a few patients they did not register complaints. Among the patients who had sustained the injury when they were less than sixteen years old, there were few with residual symptoms, signs, or radiographic changes.
52例经影像学证实的肘关节脱位患者在受伤后平均24年接受了复查。一半的患者没有任何残留症状或体征，超过三分之一的患者伸展范围有轻微或中度减小，这与关节的轻微退行性改变或关节周围钙化有关。关节间隙没有明显变窄。即使检查发现少数患者有一些不稳定情况，他们也没有提出抱怨。在16岁以下受伤的患者中，很少有残留症状、体征或影像学改变的情况。
