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Effectiveness and safety of a less-invasive MCL reconstruction technique for contracted or ossified ligaments in patients with elbow stiffness: An open-label, non-randomised, prospective, multicentre trial in China

Authors :
Wenjun Liu
Hao Xiong
Wei Wang
Shuai Chen
Fengfeng Li
Junjian Liu
Hede Yan
Jingwei Zhang
Yun Qian
Cunyi Fan
Source :
EClinicalMedicine, Vol 52, Iss , Pp 101616- (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2022.

Abstract

Summary: Background: The elbow joint is sensitive to trauma from accidents, sports injuries, and surgical trauma. Some patients develop ossification or contracture of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) after elbow trauma. A less invasive reconstruction of the MCL can be performed after resection of diseased MCL. The biomechanical characteristics of this technique have been demonstrated and validated. However, its clinical effectiveness and safety require further confirmation in clinical practice. Methods: This open-label, non-randomised, prospective, multicentre trial included consecutive patients with elbow stiffness from five orthopaedic centres in China. Patients willing to participate in the study, with elbow stiffness caused by traumatic injury, who had reached skeletal maturity, and who had a range of motion of

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25895370
Volume :
52
Issue :
101616-
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
EClinicalMedicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.905b6fa0294ff2ab7c31de476ace42
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101616