Management of post-traumatic elbow instability after failed radial head excision: A case report
Radial head excision has always been a safe commonly used surgical procedure with a satisfactory clinical outcome for isolated comminuted radial head fractures. However, diagnosis of elbow instability is still very challenging and often underestimated in routine orthopaedic evaluation. We present th...
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| author | Georgios Touloupakis Emmanouil Theodorakis Fabio Favetti Massimiliano Nannerini |
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| description | Radial head excision has always been a safe commonly used surgical procedure with a satisfactory clinical outcome for isolated comminuted radial head fractures. However, diagnosis of elbow instability is still very challenging and often underestimated in routine orthopaedic evaluation. We present the case of a 21-years old female treated with excision after radial head fracture, resulting in elbow instability. The patient underwent revision surgery after four weeks. We believe that ligament reconstruction without radial head substitution is a safe alternative choice for Mason III radial head fractures accompanied by complex ligament lesions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78a03cfba9cb470e993e1e55a75541fa2022-12-22T00:05:13ZengElsevierChinese Journal of Traumatology1008-12752017-02-01201596210.1016/j.cjtee.2016.04.008Management of post-traumatic elbow instability after failed radial head excision: A case reportGeorgios TouloupakisEmmanouil TheodorakisFabio FavettiMassimiliano NanneriniRadial head excision has always been a safe commonly used surgical procedure with a satisfactory clinical outcome for isolated comminuted radial head fractures. However, diagnosis of elbow instability is still very challenging and often underestimated in routine orthopaedic evaluation. We present the case of a 21-years old female treated with excision after radial head fracture, resulting in elbow instability. The patient underwent revision surgery after four weeks. We believe that ligament reconstruction without radial head substitution is a safe alternative choice for Mason III radial head fractures accompanied by complex ligament lesions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127517300160Radial head excisionElbow instabilityElbow prosthesisJoint instability |
| spellingShingle | Georgios Touloupakis Emmanouil Theodorakis Fabio Favetti Massimiliano Nannerini Management of post-traumatic elbow instability after failed radial head excision: A case report Chinese Journal of Traumatology Radial head excision Elbow instability Elbow prosthesis Joint instability |
| title | Management of post-traumatic elbow instability after failed radial head excision: A case report |
| title_full | Management of post-traumatic elbow instability after failed radial head excision: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Management of post-traumatic elbow instability after failed radial head excision: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of post-traumatic elbow instability after failed radial head excision: A case report |
| title_short | Management of post-traumatic elbow instability after failed radial head excision: A case report |
| title_sort | management of post traumatic elbow instability after failed radial head excision a case report |
| topic | Radial head excision Elbow instability Elbow prosthesis Joint instability |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127517300160 |
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