PURPOSE To review records of 108 children with radial neck fractures and develop an algorithm for treatment. METHODS Records of 50 girls and 58 boys aged 2 to 14 (mean, 8.7) years with radial neck fractures were reviewed. The most common injury mechanism was tripping and falling on an outstretched hand while running (n=44), followed by falling from monkey bars (n=11). Fractures were classifie...

In 1957 Hume described anterior dislocation of the head of the radius associated with undisplaced fracture of the olecranon in children. Of the three cases that he described and illustrated it is our opinion that, whereas Cases 2 and 3 were classical examples of the injury, Case I is of an entirely different entity, namely a lateral dislocation of the radio-humeral joint with greenstick fractur...

Two patients-one with a terrible triad fracture dislocation and one with an anterior olecranon fracture dislocation-were treated for maltracking of the elbow (medial subluxation). The radial head articulated with the lateral trochlea while the ulnar trochlear notch was perched over the medial trochlea. The late revision surgery could not correct the subluxation because the joints were accustome...

Aim of the present study was to compare the clinical and radiographic outcome of tension band wiring and precontoured locking compression plate fixation in patients treated surgically for an isolated olecranon fractures type IIA according to the Mayo classification. Of 26 patients presenting with an isolated Mayo type IIA olecranon fracture, 13 underwent fixation with a precontoured locking com...

Several alternative approaches have been described to avoid the complications related to the olecranon osteotomy used to treat distal articular humerus fractures. The published experience with the triceps-sparing approach is scant. In this prospective study, a total of 12 patients with an articular humeral fracture were treated using this approach. At a mean followup of 1,7 years, the average r...

INTRODUCTION The management of distal triceps tears must address each patient's medical and functional status: in general, the literature has described satisfactory nonsurgical treatment in tears less than 50%. Tears greater than 50% are treated nonsurgically in a sedentary person and surgically in active patients. Complete tears are generally managed surgically: most reported repair techniques...

Summary An 8‐month‐old Thoroughbred filly presented for surgical repair of a fracture the right olecranon. Fixation with an orthopaedic plate and screws was attempted, complications intraoperative haemorrhage poor bone viability. The euthanised 5 days after repair, following post‐operative secondary fracture. Primary hepatoblastoma liver metastasis humerus, radius ulna were diagnosed at necrops...

INTRODUCTION Acute posterolateral rotator elbow dislocation in a child is rare and can be easily misdiagnosed due to immaturity of the epiphysis. This is the first case of occult posterolateral rotator elbow dislocation in combination with an olecranon fracture. We report our experience with this case, which was not diagnosed correctly by plain radiographs. CASE PRESENTATION An 11-year-old As...