TY - JOUR T1 - Posttraumatic Elbow Stiffness AU - Charalambous, Charalambos P. AU - Morrey, Bernard F. Y1 - 2012/08/01 N1 - 10.2106/JBJS.K.00711 JO - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery SP - 1428 EP - 1437 VL - 94 IS - 15 N2 - Early posttraumatic elbow contractures may be treated with a combination of manipulation with the patient under anesthesia followed by bracing.Extrinsic contractures of the elbow may be treated with open or arthroscopic release, whereas intrinsic and combined contractures may require tissue release as well as partial or total arthroplasty. SN - 0021-9355 M3 - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00711 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.K.00711 ER -