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AO Classification of Proximal Radius/Ulna Fractures
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Radial Head Fractures eMedicine Orthopedics
Article by Steven I Rabin, MD 2005
Radial head fractures and dislocations are traumatic injuries that require adequate treatment to prevent disability from stiffness, deformity, posttraumatic arthritis, nerve damage, or other serious complications. Radial head fractures and dislocations may be isolated just to the radial head (and neck) and the lateral elbow (and proximal forearm), or they may be part of a combined complex fracture injury pattern involving the other structures of the elbow, distal humerus, or forearm and wrist.
Synonyms and related keywords: radial neck fractures, broken arm, broken elbow, radial dislocation, proximal radial migration, displaced radial head and neck fractures, Monteggia fracture-dislocation
Radial head fractures and dislocations are traumatic injuries that require adequate treatment to prevent disability from stiffness, deformity, posttraumatic arthritis, nerve damage, or other serious complications. Radial head fractures and dislocations may be isolated just to the radial head (and neck) and the lateral elbow (and proximal forearm), or they may be part of a combined complex fracture injury pattern involving the other structures of the elbow, distal humerus, or forearm and wrist.
Synonyms and related keywords: radial neck fractures, broken arm, broken elbow, radial dislocation, proximal radial migration, displaced radial head and neck fractures, Monteggia fracture-dislocation
Radial Head Fractures Patient Information AAOS
Trying to break a fall by putting your hand out in front of you seems almost instinctive. But the force of the fall could travel up the lower forearm bones and dislocate the elbow. It also could break the smaller bone (radius) in the forearm. A break can occur near the elbow at the radial "head."
Contents - Cause, Symptoms, Treatment
Contents - Cause, Symptoms, Treatment
Tardy posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with radial head fracture
Tardy posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with radial head fracture: a case report
Jas Daurka , Alvin Chen , Kashif Akhtar and Srinath Kamineni
Cases Journal 2009, 2:22 (full text available)
Background A 55 year old gentleman presented with tardy posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with radial head fracture.
Case presentation The patient developed symptoms of wrist drop 24 hours after the injury whilst awaiting surgery for his Mason III radial head fracture. EMG studies confirmed the presence of a posterior interosseous nerve lesion. Open exploration revealed oedematous soft tissues surrounding the nerve. The proximity of the nerve to the fracture and its course through the arcade of Frohse make it susceptible to injury, from the initial traumatic event and the following oedema.
Conclusions A full recovery occurred after exploration and decompression of the nerve.
Background A 55 year old gentleman presented with tardy posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with radial head fracture.
Case presentation The patient developed symptoms of wrist drop 24 hours after the injury whilst awaiting surgery for his Mason III radial head fracture. EMG studies confirmed the presence of a posterior interosseous nerve lesion. Open exploration revealed oedematous soft tissues surrounding the nerve. The proximity of the nerve to the fracture and its course through the arcade of Frohse make it susceptible to injury, from the initial traumatic event and the following oedema.
Conclusions A full recovery occurred after exploration and decompression of the nerve.
