Dislocation of elbow bones

This part of the body is difficult to dislocate and difficult to reduce due to the strength and shortness of the ligaments surrounding it and the resistance to reduction from the side of the fossa. Sometimes the bones undergo slight displacement, and sometimes, in some cases, complete dislocation occurs. When bones dislocate, a protrusion on one side and a depression on the other side indicate dislocation. The worst dislocation is posterior, because it is very difficult to reduce.

Most often, the lower flint is dislocated, and such a dislocation is the worst and most unpleasant, since this bone has to move a lot. As for the upper one, its dislocation occurs rarely, and it is not as bad as the lower one, because the upper flint is more tightly connected to the scapula and is less connected with movements. One of the flints cannot become dislocated without moving significantly away from the other.

You should hurry up with treatment here, because with such a dislocation, a hot tumor quickly forms, preventing treatment, and if the joint is then pulled to straighten it, this leads to death; besides, it still cannot be straightened when there is a tumor. A slight displacement is corrected by the slightest pressure from the heel of the palm, which returns the joint to its place. As for a complete dislocation, if it is directed anteriorly, then there is one method of treatment for it, and if it is directed posteriorly, then there is another method for it. In case of anterior dislocation, the joint is returned to its place by striking the opposite shoulder blade several times with the hand; first, the doctor positions the bones of the arm as it should, and helps the reduction with the other hand, and the joint goes into place.

As for the posterior dislocation, then you should strongly pull the elbow and pull it back with a blow; if the joint does not respond to this, then several strong men take hold of the shoulder and forearm, and the chiropractor lubricates the arm with oil and rubs the elbow forcefully until it will go into place. Then you should put a bandage on the arm and make a sling that keeps the elbow bent at an angle, as far as the patient can at first endure, then the sling is gradually narrowed, and the angle becomes more and more acute.