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Broken elbow

Broken elbow

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Is a type of:

Fracture

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Arm

Symptoms

Elbow pain
Can't straighten elbow
Elbow swelling

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Broken elbow

Surgery

Open repair of elbow dislocation

Medical devices

Souter's prosthesis
Baksi's prosthesis

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