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Introduction A radial head fracture is a common injury and the most common elbow fracture in adults. The estimated incidence of radial head fractures is 2.5−2.8 per 10 000 inhabitants per year ( 1 , 2 ). On average, female patients are
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Introduction The radial head plays an essential role in valgus stability of the elbow and axial stability of the forearm. It has been estimated that with the elbow extended, about 60% of the axial forces are transmitted across the
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Introduction Since the introduction of the radial head prosthesis (RHP) in 1941, 1 many alterations in designs and materials have been proposed and tried that have varied in terms of material, fixation technique, modularity, and polarity
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Introduction Monteggia fracture, characterized by proximal 1/3 ulnar shaft fracture combined with radial head dislocation, was first described by Monteggia et al. in 1814, while recent studies included fracture of the olecranon ( 1 , 2 , 3
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Fig. 1 Lateral radiograph obtained after a posterolateral fracture dislocation (a). Fracture comminution of the radial head and coronoid are best appreciated by computed tomography (b). Complexity exists at multiple levels: decision
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in association with a proximal radioulnar joint/radial head dislocation, while the so-called Monteggia-like lesion includes various patterns of a complex proximal ulnar fracture combined with a fracture subluxation/dislocation of the humeroradial
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) Essex-Lopresti injury without further elaboration 15 9 24 Essex-Lopresti injury 3 6 9 Radial head fracture IOM rupture DRUJ dislocation/dissociation/lesion Essex-Lopresti injury 1 3 4
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as the radial head and coronoid process, 3 and dynamic muscular constraints such as wrist and finger extensors. 4 Any and all of these stabilisers can be involved in chronic PLRI. It is important to note, however, that the proximal
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radial head, the olecranon, and the coronoid . Instr Course Lect 1995 ; 44 : 175 – 185 . 4. Lenz M Wegmann K Müller LP Hackl M . Nonoperative treatment of olecranon fractures in the elderly: a systematic
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the deep branch of the radial nerve. It runs between the two heads of the supinator muscle, innervates it and then enters the forearm and supplies the majority of the forearm and hand extensors. The most proximal part of the supinator muscle forms the
