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Knowledge of the anatomy and surgical approaches is crucial to develop a surgical strategy while minimizing complications. The most widely used approaches of the elbow will be reviewed with an emphasis on how to extend the approaches if so needed and according to which exposures are best used for the most common elbow pathologies. Key aspects of neurovascular relationships are discussed to protect them during elbow surgery.
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Barco, R., Ballesteros, J.R., Llusá, M., Antuña, S. (2014). Applied Anatomy and Surgical Approaches to the Elbow. In: Antuña, S., Barco, R. (eds) Essentials In Elbow Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4625-4_1
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