Abstract
Radiologists should be familiar with the typical surgical procedures applied at the
elbow and aware of the spectrum of normal and pathologic appearances of posttreatment
situations throughout all radiologic modalities. Most important in the case of posttraumatic
surgical elbow procedures is correct postoperative elbow joint alignment, appropriate
fixation of joint-forming fragments, and proper insertion of screws, plates, and anchor
devices that do not conflict with intra-articular or bony structures. To report soft
tissue repair procedures correctly, radiologists need to know the broad spectrum of
different techniques applied and their appearance on magnetic resonance imaging.
Keywords
elbow osteosynthesis - elbow prosthesis - postoperative complications - fracture malunion
- posttraumatic hyperostosis
