Treatment of patients with the elbow function disorder accompanied by posttraumatic pseudoarthrosis of humeral condyle

Abstract

The technique of two-staged treatment developed for patients with humeral condyle pseudoarthrosis accompanied by the elbow contracture. Tunnelization of humeral condyle, humeral osteosynthesis using the Ilizarov fixator performed at the first stage of treatment. At the second stage, wedge-shaped osteotomy of olecranon made after bone union achievement in order to recover the upper limb extension function, as well as ulnar osteosynthesis using the Ilizarov fixator, the latter application to humerus for graduated elimination of contracture soft-tissue component. The results of treatment presented in female patient S., 55 years old. Both pseudoarthrosis zone union, and the restoration of limb axis and the elbow function achieved.