Management of post-traumatic elbow instability after failed radial head excision:A case report |
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Authors: | Georgios Touloupakis Emmanouil Theodorakis Fabio Favetti Massimiliano Nannerini |
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Affiliation: | Department of Orthopaedics, Aurelia Hospital, Rome, Italy,Department of Orthopaedics, Aurelia Hospital, Rome, Italy,Department of Orthopaedics, Aurelia Hospital, Rome, Italy and Department of Orthopaedics, Aurelia Hospital, Rome, Italy |
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Abstract: | Radial head excision has always been a safe commonly used surgical procedure with a satisfactoryclinical outcome for isolated comminuted radial head fractures. However, diagnosis of elbow instability is still very challenging and often underestimated in routine orthopaedic evaluation. We present the case of a 21-years old female treated with excision after radial head fracture, resulting in elbow instability. The patient underwent revision surgery after four weeks. We believe that ligament reconstruction without radial head substitution is a safe alternative choice for Mason III radial head fractures accompanied by complex ligament lesions. |
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Keywords: | Radial head excisionElbow instabilityElbow prosthesisJoint instability |
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