Unusual presentation of a radial neck fracture in a child

Fracture of the radial neck are uncommon injuries. In children, they may present as radial neck fractures, a components of forearm fracture dislocations, or as isolated fracture dislocations. Here, we present an unusual and previously undescribed variant of radial neck fracture with dislocation of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of orthopaedics 2013-03, Vol.47 (2), p.204-206
Hauptverfasser: Poduval, Murali, Kanagasabai, R., Abraham, Vineeth Thomas, Marimuthu, Chandrasekharan
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Zusammenfassung:Fracture of the radial neck are uncommon injuries. In children, they may present as radial neck fractures, a components of forearm fracture dislocations, or as isolated fracture dislocations. Here, we present an unusual and previously undescribed variant of radial neck fracture with dislocation of the radial head to the medial side and ulnar nerve injury. The fracture dislocation was openly reduced and fixed with a small fragment plate. The fracture healed with some loss of rotational movements. At short followup of 6 months patient had useful elbow function but ulnar nerve did not recover.
ISSN:0019-5413
1998-3727
DOI:10.4103/0019-5413.108923