USE OF FASCIA LATA & DACRON

IN INTERPOSITION ARTHROPLASTY OF THE ELBOW

Abstract

Setting: In Civil Hospital and Bolan Medical College Complex Hospital
Quetta. Period: From 1990 to 2003. Materials & Method: Eighty cases of old neglected elbow dislocation were
treated. by arthroplasty using fascia lata (Group A) and dacron meshwork ( group B). Forty cases were included in
each group. Results: Surgery was followed by physiotherapy. Patients were examined periodically upto six months.
To evaluate the results three variables i.e range of motion, instability and pain were recorded for each patient for six
months. These were recorded before operation, at the time of review and points were awarded. Young patients and
dislocated elbows of less duration gave better results. Prognosis in males (As compared to females) and right elbows
(As compared to left) was better. Group A achieved better results than group B. Conclusions: Results of both the
interposing materials are encouraging. Fascia lata gave better results than dacron meshwork