Ellenbogengelenkarthrolysen bei ausgeprägten extraossären Verkalkungen nach Brandverletzungen
F. Jostkleigrewe, M. Räder · Handchirurgie · Mikrochirurgie · Plastische Chirurgie · 2002 · Heft 05 · S. 319-323
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Abstract Heterotopic calcification of the elbow joint after burn trauma is a rare but dramatic complication, which may lead to extensive loss of range of motion or even ankylosis with severe functional (ADL) consequences without operative treatment. Between 1991 and 2000 we treated 761 patients in our intensive care unit for burn patients. 13 patients had severe heterotopic calcifications in 18 elbow joints (incidence 1.7 %). Ankylosis with total loss of ROM was seen eleven times, the remaining ROM of the other seven joints was between 5° und 60°. Operative treatment took place in average of 15.7 months after bu…