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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
We treated three elbows with post-traumatic flexion contractures (mean contracture: 41 degrees) by operative release and post-operative continuous passive motion rehabilitation. Each elbow had been resistant to at least six weeks of conservative therapy. All patients complained of the residual deformity and some functional deficit. All patients, after failure of non-operative therapy, desired operative treatment. At follow-up (mean 12 months), there was a mean post-operative contracture of 5 degrees. Continuous passive motion is recommended as an adjunct to anterior release in patients with resistant elbow flexion contractures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0266-7681
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
286-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Elbow flexion contractures: treatment by anterior release and continuous passive motion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article