What is the name of the position in the middle of the arm?
The position in the middle of the arm is called the elbow joint. It is mainly composed of the proximal articular surface of the ulna, the radius, and the distal end of the humerus. The elbow joint is one of the most frequently moving joints in the human body, so it is also more prone to injuries, dislocations, fractures, and other issues. Once a fracture occurs, there are also some difficulties in treatment, so it is necessary to protect the elbow joint well in daily life.
The elbow joint is one of the most prone to dislocation in the human body, which may be accompanied by fractures. The type of injury of elbow joint dislocation combined with radial head fracture and coronoid process fracture is difficult to treat due to the special anatomical structure of the elbow joint. Even if timely and effective treatment is performed by experienced orthopedic clinicians, the prognosis of patients is still not ideal. Therefore, this specific type of fracture injury is named "terrible triad."
Elbow stiffness is a general term for the loss of elbow joint movement function caused by various reasons. These patients will have obvious life obstacles. Currently, there is no standard treatment method for this, but most orthopedic surgeons recommend using open elbow joint release surgery. This surgery restores the range of motion of the elbow joint by releasing the contracted joint capsule, removing ectopic ossification, and resecting hyperplastic coronoid process and olecranon osteophytes.
