The elbow surgeon needs some familiarity with exposures of the forearm. These approaches require understanding the local anatomy because the forearm contains a number of neurovascular structures at risk during exposure. There are three clinically relevant surgical exposures for the…
Introduction Occasionally, it becomes necessary to perform extensile surgical exposures to the humerus for trauma, malignancy or revision elbow surgery with periprosthetic fracture, or severe and significant bone loss where allograft prosthetic composites are planned. In this chapter, we will…
This chapter discusses the normal anatomy of the elbow region. Abnormal and surgical anatomy is addressed in subsequent chapters of this book dealing with the pertinent condition. Topical Anatomy and General Survey The contours of the biceps muscle and antecubital…