A surgery for quadriplegics called tendon transfer can significantly improve hand and elbow function, but the procedure is greatly underused, according to a new article. A surgery for quadriplegics ...

Discover the crucial role of elbow bony tips in arm function and how to prevent and treat related pain effectively.

Nerve transfer surgery has enabled 13 young adults with complete paralysis to regain movement and function in their elbows and hands, according to the largest case series of this technique in people ...

The elbow is a joint of the body which is a biomechanical wonder. That is to say that it provides multiple motions that help us articulate the upper extremity in multiple ways. The elbow has an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . GENEVA — At a mean follow-up of 19 years, patients treated for posterolateral elbow instability with lateral ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Elbow stiffness following trauma, surgery or due to joint degeneration is a common problem that can ...

New Orleans, Louisiana — Nerve transfer can help restore elbow function in patients with brachial plexus injuries, but some approaches are superior to others, researchers conclude from a new study.

Background A 46-year-old, nonsmoking, nulliparous woman with a 23-year history of rheumatoid arthritis presented with severely destructed right shoulder, right elbow, and right wrist joints, which ...

TENNIS elbow is not exclusive to tennis players; anyone who frequently twists an arm or carries a heavy briefcase can develop it. But whoever they may be, sufferers of the condition in the past 10 ...

Imagine going through life with your arms permanently bent and locked at the elbows. Awkward, right? Until recently we thought the mega-marsupial Palorchestes azael lived exactly like this. This rare, ...

MAYWOOD, IL - A surgery for quadriplegics called tendon transfer can significantly improve hand and elbow function, but the procedure is greatly underused, according to an article in the journal Hand ...

13 young adults with tetraplegia are able to feed themselves, hold a drink, brush their teeth, and write as a result of a novel surgical technique which connects functioning nerves with injured nerves ...