Treatment of Fractures of Radial Head

We examined surgical treatments and clinical results for fracture of the radial head. The subject consisted of 9 men and 4 women with an average age of 32 years who were followed-up for 6 months to 6 years (mean: 1 year). These B fractures were treated by open reduction and internal fixation with Ki...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 760 - 764
Main Authors Noguchi, Masao, Goto, Hisataka, Ito, Daisuke, Tokuda, Akihiko, Hozumi, Akira, Mihara, Eiichi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 2001
Subjects
Communuted fracture
Morrey classification
Radial head fracture
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ISSN0037-1033
1349-4333
1349-4333
DOI10.5035/nishiseisai.50.760

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Summary:We examined surgical treatments and clinical results for fracture of the radial head. The subject consisted of 9 men and 4 women with an average age of 32 years who were followed-up for 6 months to 6 years (mean: 1 year). These B fractures were treated by open reduction and internal fixation with Kirschner wire, mini fragment screw, and mini Herbert screw. We classified them according to the Morrey classification system and used the criteria for the assesment of clinical results described by Wheelers. Five cases were excellent, 5 cases were good, 2 were fair, and 1 was poor. Bone union was achieved in all cases.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.50.760