MINIMALLY INVASIVE INTERNAL ELBOW FIXATION HINGE APPARATUS AND SUGRICAL METHOD OF APPLYING SAID DEVICE

摘要

A surgical method and internal elbow hinge apparatus for minimally invasive treatment of an unstable elbow (with or without humeral/ulnar bone fractures). The method includes surgically installing the internal elbow hinge which includes a humeral plate, an ulnar plate, and a hinge arm pivotally connected to the humeral plate and fixedly connected to the ulnar plate.