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Debridement Arthroplasty using Posteromedial Approach in Elbow Joint with Pain and Bony Limitation of Motion
- Source :
- The Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society. 12:67-75
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society, 2009.
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Abstract
- 부산대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실 Purpose: This study evaluated the clinical outcomes of debridement arthroplasty using the posteromedial approach in elbow joints with pain and bony limitation of motion. Materials and Methods: This study involved 16 elbows in 16 patients with pain and bony limitation of motion, which were treated by debridement arthroplasty using the posteromedial approach from March 2005 to March 2008. The mean follow up period was 27.6 (13~52) months. The clinical outcomes were analyzed using the Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) for pain scale, the preoperative and postoperative range of motion and the Mayo Elbow Performance Scores(MEPS). Results: The VAS was decreased significantly from a preoperative mean of 4.5 to a postoperative mean 1.1 (p
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Medial collateral ligament
Visual analogue scale
business.industry
Materials Science (miscellaneous)
medicine.medical_treatment
Elbow
Pain scale
medicine.disease
General Business, Management and Accounting
Arthroplasty
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Hematoma
medicine
Business and International Management
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
business
Ulnar nerve
Range of motion
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 12269344
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b3b2029a946a3b7c08cd11121daa0154
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5397/cise.2009.12.1.067