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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1954;36:833-840.
© 1954 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

AN OBSERVATION CONCERNING THE FLEXOR MUSCLES DURING RECOVERY OF FUNCTION AFTER DISLOCATION OF THE ELBOW

N. J. Blockey M.Ch.Orth., F.R.C.S.1

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Royal Infirmary, Manchester

Increase in joint range following dislocation of the elbow occurs by resolution of the products of joint damage. This resolution is a primary phenomenon and is not the result of the power of the muscles overcoming the tenacity of the adhesions.

At any period during convalescence the joint permits a range of movement, at the limit of which the muscles which could further increase this range are inhibited.

It is suggested that reflex inhibition is widely applicable in the treatment of trauma and that the pain alone does not exert the checking influence previously ascribed to it.


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