Affiliation:
1. Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago
2. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery John H. Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Abstract
Background:
Limitations to terminal elbow extension (TEE) in pediatric populations have been commonly associated with the degree of ligamentous laxity and not bony factors. Ligamentous laxity, quantified through the Beighton score, is criticized for unreliably assessing joint mobility. This study aims to show that the olecranon-coronoid notch angle (OCNA) affects TEE in healthy children and adolescents.
Methods:
A retrospective study of 711 pediatric patients treated for upper extremity and shoulder injuries was cross-sectionally studied at 2 tertiary centers from 2014 to 2021. Radiographs were used to measure the OCNA, humerocondylar angle, proximal anterior ulnar angle, and the presence of secondary centers of ossification. A 2-axis goniometer measured clinical TEE to a firm endpoint. The statistical analysis studied the relationships between OCNA and TEE and the effect that age and sex have on these measurements.
Results:
Increased TEE was associated with increased OCNA (P<0.001) when accounting for age and sex. The average OCNA was 30.0 degrees (7.5 degrees), and the average TEE was 5.6 degrees (8.0 degrees). There was a difference in OCNA between subjects who had elbow hypoextension, normal TEE, and elbow hyperextension (P<0.001). The most common injuries were distal radius fractures (182, 26%), elbow sprains and contusions (111, 16%), distal both bone forearm fractures (95, 14%), single or both bone shaft fractures (77, 11%), and supracondylar fractures (74, 11%).
Conclusion:
These results show that the orientation of the opening of the olecranon-coronoid notch influences the arc of TEE motion in a healthy pediatric population. The notch restrains TEE by activating the bony block mechanism between the olecranon apophysis and the olecranon fossa. The measurement of the OCNA can serve as a reproducible and quantitative method to predict hypomobility to hypermobility of TEE motion.
Level of Evidence:
Prognostic study: Level II
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,General Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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