Management of post-traumatic elbow instability after failed radial head excision: A case report / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
; (6): 59-62, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
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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Main subject:
Radius Fractures
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General Surgery
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Therapeutics
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Wounds and Injuries
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Lateral Ligament, Ankle
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Elbow Joint
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Fracture Fixation
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Joint Instability
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Year:
2017
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Article