The elbow is one of the most congruous joints in the body. Joint stability is provided by a combination of the bony architecture and the collateral ligaments and muscles. The lateral collateral ligament (LCL) complex plays a key role in…
Acknowledgment: We wish to thank Dr. Jawa and Dr. Hotchkiss for their excellent chapter in a previous edition of Green’s Operative Hand Surgery and their generosity in permitting much of their text and many of their illustrations to be reused.…
Acknowledgments: I would like to acknowledge Kenneth R. Means, Jr., and Thomas J. Graham for their sixth edition version of this chapter. A special thank you goes to Sameer Shetty, MS, for his help in the preparation of the eighth…
Fractures of the olecranon and coronoid processes occur in patterns that can help guide management. There are anterior and posterior olecranon-fracture dislocations and varus posteromedial pattern injuries. The eponym Monteggia is best reserved for forearm fracture dislocations, where fractures of…
Fractures of the head of the radius are the most common fractures of the elbow. The majority occur between the ages of 20 and 60, with the incidence in females being twice that of males. Although fractures that are not…
Fracture of the distal humerus is one of the most challenging injuries that confront the orthopedic traumatologist. Given the relative rarity of these injuries, most surgeons have only limited experience in their management. Because of the complex regional anatomy, fracture…
Acknowledgments: The author wishes to acknowledge and thank the late Dr. Joe Slade, Dr. David Slutsky, and Dr. William Geissler. Their efforts in the previous editions of this text provided the foundation for this chapter. I would also like to…
Acknowledgments: I would like to give full acknowledgment to the authors of previous versions of this chapter, Dr. William B. Geissler and the late Dr. Joseph F. Slade. Their chapter was the foundation of the current chapter; I have maintained…
Acknowledgments: I would like to acknowledge with sincere gratitude those giants who have written past editions of “Distal Radius Fractures,” including Andy Palmer, Diego Fernandez, and Scott Wolfe. Their insightful perspectives, tricks, and techniques, as well as several of the…
Acknowledgments: On the shoulders of giants, I gratefully acknowledge the tremendous contributions of Dr. Brian Adams and Dr. Bill Bowers, the authors of prior chapter editions, toward the evolution and development of this updated chapter on the distal radioulnar joint.…