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Suggest Treatment For Distended Elbows Since Birth
my son is 25. he was born with what I call distended elbows on both arms. His elbow actually sticks out to the side on both arms. We took him in when he was three or four and they recommended that we let them grow as is. He is now having pain in the elbows which keep him up at night and also has the tendon I think pop out every once in a while where he says he has to push and work it back in place and loose motion in his arm for about 20 minites. They say the operation to fix it is worse than having it. We need some remedy for this/. any ideas??
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement, Dr. Mukesh Chugh's Response
HI Thanks for posting Based on your description it looks to be angular deformity of elbow medically known as cubitus varus.Usually they are painless and with full range of movement.Patient require surgery only for cosmetic reasons. I need to see the x-ray to comment further and to look for cause of pain.If you like you may send the x-ray picture at at http://bit.ly/drmchugh Hope this helps. Take care
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Suggest Treatment For Distended Elbows Since Birth
HI Thanks for posting Based on your description it looks to be angular deformity of elbow medically known as cubitus varus.Usually they are painless and with full range of movement.Patient require surgery only for cosmetic reasons. I need to see the x-ray to comment further and to look for cause of pain.If you like you may send the x-ray picture at at http://bit.ly/drmchugh Hope this helps. Take care