TY - JOUR
T1 - Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow
T2 - Part I. Mechanism of Injury and the Posterolateral Rotatory Drawer Test
AU - Camp, Christopher L.
AU - Smith, Jay
AU - O'Driscoll, Shawn W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Arthroscopy Association of North America
PY - 2017/4
Y1 - 2017/4
N2 - Posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI) is the most commonly encountered pattern of elbow instability. It is the result of disruption of the lateral collateral ligament complex leading to a posterolateral rotatory subluxation of the ulna and radial head. A number of examination maneuvers have been described to assist in clinical identification of PLRI. Despite this, some inconsistency in the description of these techniques remains in the orthopaedic literature. This Technical Note details the mechanism of injury and patient presentation, and emphasizes the primacy of the posterolateral rotatory drawer test in the assessment of PLRI while providing video instruction on how it should be performed.
AB - Posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI) is the most commonly encountered pattern of elbow instability. It is the result of disruption of the lateral collateral ligament complex leading to a posterolateral rotatory subluxation of the ulna and radial head. A number of examination maneuvers have been described to assist in clinical identification of PLRI. Despite this, some inconsistency in the description of these techniques remains in the orthopaedic literature. This Technical Note details the mechanism of injury and patient presentation, and emphasizes the primacy of the posterolateral rotatory drawer test in the assessment of PLRI while providing video instruction on how it should be performed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eats.2016.10.016
DO - 10.1016/j.eats.2016.10.016
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85016562577
SN - 2212-6287
VL - 6
SP - e401-e405
JO - Arthroscopy Techniques
JF - Arthroscopy Techniques
IS - 2
ER -