Engaging Posterior Capitellum Fracture and Elbow Posterolateral Rotatory Instability: Is It Always Necessary to Treat the Bone Defect?

Case. We present a 23-year-old male with 7 episodes of left elbow dislocation during a two-year period. He had a positive pivot shift test with engaging. The original treatment plan included lateral ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction and eventually bone defect grafting and osteosynthesis. Howe...

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Main Authors: Juan M. Patiño, Juan M. Torres Moirano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3260106
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description Case. We present a 23-year-old male with 7 episodes of left elbow dislocation during a two-year period. He had a positive pivot shift test with engaging. The original treatment plan included lateral ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction and eventually bone defect grafting and osteosynthesis. However, a bone graft was not performed. After 2 years of follow-up, the DASH score was 3.3. The Mayo Score was 90. Conclusion. Posterolateral instability associated with an engaging bone defect, in every elbow extension and pivot shift test, was not found in the literature. The capitellum defects are associated with PLRI and make it worse. Bone reconstruction may not be indicated.
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spelling doaj-art-08e9c3d6ab0e4e799f4ceab325f975232025-08-20T03:55:32ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572020-01-01202010.1155/2020/32601063260106Engaging Posterior Capitellum Fracture and Elbow Posterolateral Rotatory Instability: Is It Always Necessary to Treat the Bone Defect?Juan M. Patiño0Juan M. Torres Moirano1Departamento de Ortopedia y Traumatologia, Servicio de Cirugía de Miembro Superior, Hospital Militar Central “Cosme Argerich”, Buenos Aires., ArgentinaDepartamento de Ortopedia y Traumatologia, Servicio de Cirugía de Miembro Superior, Hospital Militar Central “Cosme Argerich”, Buenos Aires., ArgentinaCase. We present a 23-year-old male with 7 episodes of left elbow dislocation during a two-year period. He had a positive pivot shift test with engaging. The original treatment plan included lateral ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction and eventually bone defect grafting and osteosynthesis. However, a bone graft was not performed. After 2 years of follow-up, the DASH score was 3.3. The Mayo Score was 90. Conclusion. Posterolateral instability associated with an engaging bone defect, in every elbow extension and pivot shift test, was not found in the literature. The capitellum defects are associated with PLRI and make it worse. Bone reconstruction may not be indicated.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3260106
spellingShingle Juan M. Patiño
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Engaging Posterior Capitellum Fracture and Elbow Posterolateral Rotatory Instability: Is It Always Necessary to Treat the Bone Defect?
Case Reports in Orthopedics
title Engaging Posterior Capitellum Fracture and Elbow Posterolateral Rotatory Instability: Is It Always Necessary to Treat the Bone Defect?
title_full Engaging Posterior Capitellum Fracture and Elbow Posterolateral Rotatory Instability: Is It Always Necessary to Treat the Bone Defect?
title_fullStr Engaging Posterior Capitellum Fracture and Elbow Posterolateral Rotatory Instability: Is It Always Necessary to Treat the Bone Defect?
title_full_unstemmed Engaging Posterior Capitellum Fracture and Elbow Posterolateral Rotatory Instability: Is It Always Necessary to Treat the Bone Defect?
title_short Engaging Posterior Capitellum Fracture and Elbow Posterolateral Rotatory Instability: Is It Always Necessary to Treat the Bone Defect?
title_sort engaging posterior capitellum fracture and elbow posterolateral rotatory instability is it always necessary to treat the bone defect
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3260106
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