Elbow Trauma
A 38-year-old woman falls onto her outstretched hand with the elbow in extension. She presents with a painful, swollen elbow that subluxates posteriorly on examination. CT scan shows a coronoid fracture involving 50% of the coronoid height (Type II Regan-Morrey), a radial head fracture, and LCL avulsion. MRI confirms complete lateral collateral ligament disruption. Regarding coronoid process fractures:
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The coronoid process is a critical anterior buttress preventing posterior ulnohumeral subluxation; i...
Regan-Morrey classification: Type I (coronoid tip avulsion, less than 10% of height), Type II (fragm...
The coronoid has no role in elbow stability; it is merely a bony prominence without ligament attachm...
The "terrible triad" of the elbow consists of elbow dislocation, radial head fracture, and coronoid ...
Surgical approaches for coronoid fixation include lateral (through LCL injury, for tip fractures), m...
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