TY - JOUR
T1 - Radial head fractures
T2 - Repair, excise, or replace?
AU - Carroll, Raymond M.
AU - Osgood, Greg
AU - Blaine, Theodore A.
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - The understanding of the role of the radial head with respect to elbow biomechanics continues to evolve. As newer concepts emerge, the approach to the operative treatment of radial head fractures is also changing. The treatment options remain the same: excision, open reduction with internal fixation, and arthroplasty. The indications for each surgical option are changing. With improved fixation devices and techniques, the role of open reduction and internal fixation is expanding. The improvements in techniques and materials make arthroplasty a more reproducible and successful procedure. As a result, indications for excision of the radial head, once the most common operative procedure for radial head fractures, are becoming more limited.
AB - The understanding of the role of the radial head with respect to elbow biomechanics continues to evolve. As newer concepts emerge, the approach to the operative treatment of radial head fractures is also changing. The treatment options remain the same: excision, open reduction with internal fixation, and arthroplasty. The indications for each surgical option are changing. With improved fixation devices and techniques, the role of open reduction and internal fixation is expanding. The improvements in techniques and materials make arthroplasty a more reproducible and successful procedure. As a result, indications for excision of the radial head, once the most common operative procedure for radial head fractures, are becoming more limited.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001433-200208000-00016
DO - 10.1097/00001433-200208000-00016
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0036319396
SN - 1041-9918
VL - 13
SP - 315
EP - 322
JO - Current Opinion in Orthopaedics
JF - Current Opinion in Orthopaedics
IS - 4
ER -