ReviewIndian journal of orthopaedics
Posttraumatic stiff elbow.
Review in Indian journal of orthopaedics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05948423 (Effect of Tissue Flossing Technique in Patients With Post Traumatic Elbow Stiffness.), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Effect of Tissue Flossing Technique in Patients With Post Traumatic Elbow Stiffness.
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Manipulation under anesthesia for posttraumatic elbow stiffness: a propensity score matched retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Stepwise Surgical Treatment for Severe Elbow Contracture After Trans-olecranon Fracture-Dislocation: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Elbow Stiffness Imaging: A Practical Diagnostic and Pretherapeutic Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- The Prognosis of Arthrofibroses: Prevalence, Clinical Shortcomings, and Future Prospects.Trends in pharmacological sciences · 2021Review
- [Performance control after arthroscopic arthrolysis with capsulectomy in fresh-frozen elbow joints].Der Unfallchirurg · 2019Article
- Intraarticular injection of relaxin-2 alleviates shoulder arthrofibrosis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019Article
- [Treatment of elbow joint stiffness by open release combined with distal radius fixation hinged external fixation].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2018Article
- Reasons for surgical revision after conservatively treated radial head fractures-retrospective study of 70 patients.Obere extremitat · 2018Article
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Abstract
Posttraumatic stiff elbow is a frequent and disabling complication and poses serious challenges for its management. In this review forty studies were included to know about the magnitude of the problem, causes, pathology, prevention, and treatment of posttraumatic stiff elbow. These studies show that simple measures such as internal fixation, immobilization in extension, and early motion of elbow joint are the most important steps that can prevent elbow stiffness. It also supports conservative treatment in selected cases. There are no clear guidelines about the choice between the numerous procedures described in literature. However, this review article disproves two major beliefs-heterotopic ossification is a bad prognostic feature, and passive mobilization of elbow causes elbow stiffness.
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