J Korean Fract Soc.
1997 Jan;10(1):127-132.
Operative Treatement of Comminuted Fracture of the Radial Head
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sun general Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
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It has been controversial to decide the proper management for the comminuted fracture of the
radial head. For the management of this fracture, there are various methods such as resection of radial
head, inserion of radial head implant, and open reduction and internal fixation, etc. The resection of
radial head which has been performed by the majority of surgeons, could bring several
complications; chronic pain in the elbow, cubitus valgus, new bone formation at site of excision and
proximal migration of the radius with late subluxation of the distal radioulnar joint.
Therefore the importance of radial head has been recognized recently. Authors have had good
results
in 6 patients who undergone open reduction and internal fixation for severely comminuted fracture of the radial head.
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