Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute has become one of two systems in the Northeast to offer elbow joint replacements. Until the advent of this procedure, there had been no way to ...

Radial head fractures are common ... Restoring Elbow Stability After Fracture-Dislocation Part I: Elbow Anatomy and Patterns of Injury in Fracture-Dislocations. MedGenMed 1(1), 1999 [formerly ...

The meeting of these bones allows for the wide range of motion that is possible at the shoulder joint, along with movement at the elbow. The ball-shaped top of the humerus is called the humeral head .

Radial head fractures have a misleading name — it’s a common elbow injury, not a head injury. There are a few different radial head fracture types with various causes and ways to treat this ...

Arthroplasty can restore the bony anatomy of the radiocapitellar joint and avoid ... The success of the operation is defined as no dislocation of the reduced radial head when the elbow was flexed and ...

The ulnar insertion point should reproduce the original anatomy of the lateral ligament ... the ulnar insertion is located 18.2 mm from the radial head and 42.9 mm from the olecranon tip. Shoulder and ...

Common ligamentous injuries to your elbow may include: Ulnar collateral ligament rupture Annular ligament disruption, especially after a radial head fracture Radial collateral ... The elbow: review of ...