Surgical Approaches To The Capitellum: A Comparative Anatomic Study

Abstract

The aim is to compare the amount of capitellum that can be exposed with the Kocher and with the Anconeus splitting approach. The secondary outcome is the measurement of any additional area accessible with the release of the lateral ulnar collateral ligament (Wrightington approach). The study hypothesis is that the combination of the two ligament preserving approaches would enable exposition of the same articular area than the ligament releasing approach.