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2007 Reduction of Radial Head Dislocation eMedicine Procedures
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Description: Dislocation of the radial head occurs most frequently in men who are subject to high-force injury.1 In children, the radial head is much more commonly subluxed than dislocated.
Isolated radial head dislocations are rare. Radial head dislocations are usually complicated by complete elbow dislocations or fractures, as in the Monteggia complex.
Gretchen S Lent, MD Updated: Nov 19, 2007
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Gretchen S Lent, MD
Institution: eMedicine
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Dislocation Reduction
- - OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Dislocations: Elbow Dislocations
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