APEX Elbow Mastering Surgical Techniques for Clinical Success-Elbow Q&A Session

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A presenter discusses two notable elbow trauma cases in a short talk on throwers. First is a 29-year-old competitive weightlifter who suffered an audible, grossly unstable elbow dislocation (nearly open, with the humerus tenting the skin) and a small coronoid fracture. Instead of external fixation, the surgeon used strong internal suture-anchor “internal brace/X-fix” repairs on both medial and lateral sides, enabling early motion and surprisingly rapid strengthening.<br /><br />Second is a 16-year-old with an elbow dislocation and a persistently “perched” radial head. MRI showed an unrecognized cause: the superficial head of the brachialis tendon wrapped around the radial neck, blocking reduction. Surgical release/flip restored reduction and function.

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Moderator: S. Joshua Szabo, M.D., Scott P. Steinmann, M.D.

Keywords

elbow dislocation

internal brace suture-anchor repair

coronoid fracture

perched radial head

brachialis tendon interposition