Abstract
It is not possible to turn patients who have spinal injuries, unstable pelvic injuries requiring an external fixator and polytrauma patients prior to spinal clearance. We describe a simple technique to overcome these problems while maintaining the access required for emergent and elective elbow surgery.
Highlights
Open elbow surgery is commonly performed through a posterior approach with the patient in the lateral decubitus position.[1]
If more elbow flexion is required, the Lloyd-Davies leg support can be substituted by a padded L-bar (Fig 3) attached to the ipsilateral table edge
The C-arm is introduced parallel to the operating table and the elbow extended to obtain fluoroscopic images
Summary
Open elbow surgery is commonly performed through a posterior approach with the patient in the lateral decubitus position.[1]. Is placed under the ipsilateral shoulder to elevate it and prevent the limb from falling out of the support.
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