Every day people turn up at traumatology reception rooms, complaining about pain and discomfort in an elbow. Some of them slipped and had an unfortunate fall, some are professional athletes, while some of them just hit an elbow on a wardrobe. All of them experience one thing in common: an elbow joint trauma; and they require professional help of an orthopedist-traumatologist.
Experienced doctors of highest category at the Rudenko Clinic in Zaporizhia will help you without a waiting list or queues. We have our own X-ray room manned by professional staff and other laboratory facilities for accurate diagnostics.
Types of elbow joint traumas
Main types of elbow joint traumas:
- Bruising of an elbow joint
- Sprains and ruptures of ligaments and fiber bands
- Upper arm dislocations
- Fractures
Elbow pains: diagnostics and treatment
Diagnostics of fractures and other traumas sustained in an elbow is carried out by a traumatologist by a thorough visual, physical examination and use of auxiliary visual tools such as an X-ray and computer tomography of an elbow joint.
What are elbow trauma signs that signal about the need to see an orthopedic-traumatologist?
If you experience:
- redness around an elbow joint
- swelling of soft tissues around an elbow
- pain during elbow motions
- deformation of an elbow,
it means that you have an elbow joint trauma, and we expect to see you at a consultation with our professional orthopedists who will take care of your condition.
Bruising of an elbow joint is a surface damage of blood vessels and muscle fibers at a local area. This condition is defined by pain experienced in a joint during movements, which, however, are not constrained. Frequently this condition is accompanied by a large hematoma around the joint, or even hemarthrosis – hemorrhage in a joint.
Clinical picture of sprains and ruptures of elbow joint ligaments and fiber bands is very similar; however, a constrain of passive movements in a joint is possible.
Upper arm dislocations are prompted by a sharp and strong lunge and pressure applied to an arm. During trauma, ligaments and an articular capsule are destabilized, and joint surfaces in an elbow become incongruent and dislocate in relation to each other. Dislocations are manifested by an acute pain in an elbow or an upper arm, constrain in passive and active movements of an arm, visible deformation of an elbow, swelling of soft tissues around an elbow.
Elbow joint fracture occurs as a result of a short, sharp mechanical impact of big force. Fractures are more common in vulnerable areas of an elbow:
- Head and neck of a radius bone
- Coronoid and elbow tip of ulna
- Condyle of an upper bone
Why are we your solution?
At the Rudenko Clinic in Zaporizhia you will receive a qualified help within the shortest time possible, which is especially important with fractions and traumas of an elbow joint. The sooner you receive help, the sooner you will be able to return to your normal life and erase even memories about your trauma.
We will answer all your questions - all you need to do is call one of the numbers in the Contacts section and appoint a consultation with one of our professionals. We promise that you will remain satisfied by the results of your visit to our clinic. Stay safe and visit a doctor timely!