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Upper Extremity & Wrist

Session: Breakout Sessions

Complex Elbow Fracture-Dislocations: Tip and Tricks for How to Get it Right the First Time

Thursday, October 24, 2024
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Location: 510BD

    Moderator(s)

  • Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana, MD (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor
    Mayo Clinic

    Financial Disclosures: Stryker: Paid consultant

    • Faculty(s)

  • Andrew Moon Choo, MD

    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    Uthealth Dept of Orthopaedics, Texas, United States

    Financial Disclosures: AAOS: Board or committee member|Arthrex, Inc: Paid consultant|Bonebridge: Paid consultant|Globus Medical: Paid consultant|Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Board or committee member|

  • Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana, MD (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor
    Mayo Clinic

    Financial Disclosures: Stryker: Paid consultant

  • Utku Kandemir, MD

    Professor
    University of California San Francisco
    Univ of Cal San Francisco
    San Francisco, California, United States

    Financial Disclosures: AO North America: Paid presenter or speaker|DePuy, A Johnson & Johnson Company: Paid presenter or speaker|Stryker: Paid presenter or speaker|

  • Jonah Hebert-Davies, MD

    Associate Professor
    Harborview Medical Center
    Harboriew Medical Center
    Seattle, Washington, United States

    Financial Disclosures: Arthrex, Inc: Paid consultant|Synthes: Paid consultant|

Complex elbow-fracture dislocations are fraught with challenges such as persistent instability and can be daunting to treat, especially for those less familiar with the elbow. As a joint that requires a balance of bony and soft tissue stability, several questions often arise. Does the radial head need to be fixed or replaced and if so, which implant should be used? It is necessary to fix the coronoid or repair the medial collateral ligament? What approach should I use to fix the coronoid? The purpose of this session is to provide a clear and simple way to analyze and treat these injuries. The session will also cover how to recognize associated injury patterns and nuisances that can be detected preoperatively and intraoperatively to optimize success. Through a series of short lectures and interactive case base discussions, participants will gain more confidence and learn pearls to enable them to treat these fractures.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Review the various surgical approaches to address complex elbow fracture-dislocations.
  • Discuss patterns of injuries and how to detect subtle nuisances of complex elbow fracture-dislocations through a case based discussion.
  • Discuss surgical tips and tricks for fixing complex elbow fracture-dislocations and how to optimize success.