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New Egyptian Journal of Medicine [The]. 1989; 3 (3): 905-908
in English
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| ID: emr-14251
ABSTRACT
Eighteen patients [11 males and 7 females] with different degree of flexation contracture of the elbow joint after local trauma, constituted the material of the present study. Their ages ranged from 11-47 years [mean 26 years]. A limited anterior capsulotomy combined with post operative splintage and early exercise program has been shown to be a safe and effective means of decreasing post traumatic flexion deformity of the elbow that is resistance to conservative means. Although flexion contracture was decreased [67% improvement]. The best results were noticed in patients with no or little post traumatic arthrosis [72.3% improvement]