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Individuální přístup při operačním uvolnění ztuhlosti loketního kloubu

Title in English Individual approach to elbow arthrolysis
Authors

HART Radek KOMZÁK Martin SAFI Adel Mohammad Mahmoud OKÁL František

Year of publication 2011
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Úrazová chirurgie
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Surgery incl. transplantology
Keywords elbow joint; rigidity; arthrolysis
Description Between 2003 and 2009, 39 men and 7 women with mean age of 41,5 years underwent operative arthrolysis of the elbow joint. Just in a half of cases was trauma a cause of rigidity. Mean range of motion (ROM) before surgery was 58,0 deg. (range, 0 - 105 deg.). Mean ROM immediately after the surgery was 118,6 deg. It means the average increase of ROM 60,6 deg. At last follow-up control was the mean ROM 111,0 deg. The loss of ROM presented 7,6 deg. at average. The final ROM increase was meanly 53,0 deg. (range, 20 - 125 deg.). No serious complications were observed. Elbow arthrolysis represents a successfull procedure which returns a patient to common everyday activities. Medial surgical approach is prefered in most cases.

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