MODERN VIEW OF REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN WITH POST-TRAUMATIC CONTRACTURE OF THE ELBOW JOINT

Purpose of the study.Evaluation of the effectiveness of the clinical and biomechanical approach to functional recovery in children with post-traumatic contracture of the elbow joint. Material and methods. The study included 78 children divided into experimental (n = 36) and control (n = 42) groups, who evaluated passive and active amplitude of motion (ROM), functional assessment on the MEPS scale, achievement of individual goals on the GAS scale, recovery rate and stability of effects. Research results. The main group using the clinical-biomechanical method demonstrated significantly higher functional results: the growth of passive ROM and MEPS exceeded the control group; GAS T-score was higher. In addition, recovery was achieved faster, and the effect lasted for 6 months. Conclusions. The obtained data showed high efficiency of the clinical-biomechanical approach, its effectiveness, rapid achievement of functional results and stability of the effect in the long term. The presented results confirm the expediency of including this method in the standards of pediatric rehabilitation. Keywords: Post-Traumatic Elbow Joint Contracture, Children's Rehabilitation, Clinical and Biomechanical Approach, Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS), Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), recovery speed, effect stability