Abstract
With the aim of identifying appropriate treatment and diagnosis, this paper discusses 12 of 107 elbow dislocations and 56 elbow fracture dislocations seen over four years.
One patient presented with arterial injury, two with olecranon fractures and dislocation, and three with radial head, olecranon and coronoid fractures. One patient had an intra-articular fracture, two had collateral ligamentous injuries and two had radial head fractures and dislocations.
Depending on treatment, the results can be very poor or excellent. An awareness of the pitfalls in dislocations and fracture dislocations of the elbow is necessary to prevent poor outcomes.
The abstracts were prepared by Professor M. B. E. Sweet. Correspondence should be addressed to him at PO Box 47363, Parklands, Johannesburg 2121, South Africa.
