Anconeus Exertional Compartment Syndrome and Posterolateral Rotatory Elbow Instability: A Clinical Association and Rare Cause of Elbow Pain
Our case series demonstrated that anconeus compartment syndrome can occur in upper limb-dominant athletes in the presence of PLRI and anconeus hypertrophy. Pain is relieved by fasciotomy, but definitive treatment of the underlying instability prevents further symptomatology.
Authors
- Sarah Warby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2214-9573)
- Paul Jarman
- Greg Hoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3142-5891)
- Trefor James
Institutions
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital (AU)
- Sports Medicine Australia (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671241272483
- Primary Topic
- Muscle and Compartmental Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Arthrex
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine