Radial head fractures are common injuries, occurring in about 20% of all acute elbow injuries. Isolated radial head fractures are not common and include about 2% of all fractures around the elbow.

The researchers reviewed 82 patients with closed fracture of the radial head or neck, recording complications and treatment interventions, in addition to collecting demographic, radiographic and ...

KOHALA COAST, Hawaii — Deciding on conservative or operative treatment, and what type of surgical treatment, for radial head fractures should be based on the fracture classification, an orthopedic ...

Background: Up to 30% of patients suffer from long-term functional restrictions following conservative treatment of distal radius fractures. Whether duration of cast immobilisation influences ...

You may need an expandable stem radial head arthroplasty if your elbow joint is unstable, if arthritis has made moving your elbow painful or difficult, or if your radial head can’t be repaired or ...

1 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK 2 Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK ...