Elbow Trauma
A 35-year-old woman falls onto an outstretched hand and presents with elbow pain, swelling, and reduced rotation. Radiographs reveal a radial head fracture with three fragments and 3mm of articular depression. The elbow is stable to valgus stress. The forearm is not tender distally and the wrist radiographs are normal. She has a positive fat pad sign and can flex past 90 degrees. Regarding radial head fractures:
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The radial head is an important secondary valgus stabilizer of the elbow (primary is MCL); it is ess...
The Mason classification: Type I (non-displaced or less than 2mm displacement), Type II (displaced g...
The radial head is the primary valgus stabilizer; it is unimportant for longitudinal stability; the ...
Treatment depends on fracture pattern and associated injuries: Mason Type I - non-operative with ear...
Radial head excision is contraindicated in the presence of MCL injury, coronoid fracture, or interos...
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