Neglected reverse Essex-Lopresti injury with ulnar nerve compression

A 45 year old woman was diagnosed as having anteromedial radial head dislocation and distal radius fracture five months after her injury on fight forearm. The radial head dislocation led to ulnar nerve compression. She had severe restriction of her elbow movements. She was treated with arthrolysis,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chinese journal of traumatology 2011-04, Vol.14 (2), p.111-113
Hauptverfasser: Singh, Ajay Pal, Dhammi, Ish Kumar, Jain, Anil Kumar
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A 45 year old woman was diagnosed as having anteromedial radial head dislocation and distal radius fracture five months after her injury on fight forearm. The radial head dislocation led to ulnar nerve compression. She had severe restriction of her elbow movements. She was treated with arthrolysis, decompression of the ulnar nerve and radial head resection. The reverse Essex Lopresti injury and radial head dislocation compressing the ulnarnerve has not been reported in English language literature to the best of our knowledge. A mechanism is proposed for the injury. In acute presentations, restoration of both the radioulnar joints should be done and neglected nature of such injury leads to suboptimal outcomes.
ISSN:1008-1275
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-1275.2011.02.010