OWL: OCOSH Classification/Trauma/Fractures/Elbow Fractures/Radial Head Fractures

AO Classification of Proximal Radius/Ulna Fractures

Not Available — 2002-02-04 22:29:27 GMT

"21-Radius/Ulna Proximal,fracture classification and diagnosis, AO North America -Comprehensive Classification of Fractures of Long Bones"

Proximal Forearm Fractures AO Surgery Reference

Not Available — 2008-09-19 22:29:27 GMT

Online reference includes classification, diagnosis, indications, approaches, reduction and fixation & aftercare.

Radial Head Fractures eMedicine Orthopedics

Steven I Rabin, — 2008-01-17 22:29:27 GMT

Article by Steven I Rabin, MD 2005
Radial head fractures and dislocations are traumatic injuries that require adequate treatment to prevent disability from stiffness, deformity, posttraumatic arthritis, nerve damage, or other serious complications. Radial head fractures and dislocations may be isolated just to the radial head (and neck) and the lateral elbow (and proximal forearm), or they may be part of a combined complex fracture injury pattern involving the other structures of the elbow, distal humerus, or forearm and wrist.
Synonyms and related keywords: radial neck fractures, broken arm, broken elbow, radial dislocation, proximal radial migration, displaced radial head and neck fractures, Monteggia fracture-dislocation

Radial Head Fractures Patient Information AAOS

Not Available — 2008-01-28 22:29:27 GMT

Trying to break a fall by putting your hand out in front of you seems almost instinctive. But the force of the fall could travel up the lower forearm bones and dislocate the elbow. It also could break the smaller bone (radius) in the forearm. A break can occur near the elbow at the radial "head."
Contents - Cause, Symptoms, Treatment