Practicals · Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Surgical Interventions
Contracture release (hip, knee, elbow, wrist, hand, neck)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- Advanced (NMC); B3 (DNB)
Videos and resources
- PagePost-traumatic Elbow Contracture Release - POSNAcademyposnacademy.org
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Operative note template
How to write the operative note in the case sheet: blank template, worked example and printable PDF (free).
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Contracture release like at hip, knee, elbow, wrist, hand” ( NMC curriculum, page 16)
“Contracture release like at hip, knee, elbow, neck (sternomastoid tumor), hand” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 22)