debridement

Management

Incidence

 

Knee > Hip

- superficial position

- limited cover of well vascularised muscle 

- watershed area of skin blood supply anterior to the skin incision 

- much increased in fully constrained prosthesis 

 

Ideal < 1%

 

Risk Factors

 

Increased with

- revision

- prior infection

- RA / Psoriatic arthropathy

- DM

Capitellar OCD

Epidemiology

 

Adolescents & young adults

 

Usually between 12 - 21 years 

 

Throwing athletes / gymnasts

 

Little Leaguer's Elbow

- combination of capitellar OCD and MCL injury

- a repetitive throwing injury / seen in pitchers

 

Aetiology

 

1.  Trauma & Overuse

 

Common throwing sports / gymnastics