Surgical treatment of post-traumatic elbow stiffness in pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Open arthrolysis significantly improves ROM in pediatric PTES, outperforming arthroscopic procedures, which showed nonsignificant gains. Complication rates were low and comparable, supporting the safety of both techniques. These findings favor open arthrolysis in severe cases and highlight the need for larger prospective studies to refine arthroscopic indications.
Authors
- G. Russell Huffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2277-5080)
- Reza Vafadar
- Amir Reza Kachooei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7795-1830)
- Roya Khorram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9320-9839)
- Surena Namdari
- Ronald Joseph Shamus
Institutions
- Kerman University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (US)
- AdventHealth Orlando (US)
- Rothman Orthopaedics (US)
- Rothman Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JSES Reviews Reports and Techniques
- Published
- 2025-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xrrt.2025.100646
- Primary Topic
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00