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Pediatric Elbow Dislocations

Introduction The development and maturation of the elbow is complex in children. Many cartilaginous structures are incompletely ossified until late in skeletal development and are weaker in tensile strength in comparison to the surrounding ligamentous and muscular attachments. Thus, isolated…

Brachial Plexus Birth Injury

Acknowledgments: The authors wish to recognize the work of previous authors, Drs. Robert Leffert, Vincent R. Hentz, Michelle James, and Peter Waters, for their contributions to Green’s Operative Hand Surgery and this chapter. This chapter discusses the diagnosis, treatment, and…