Two patients with high-energy elbow injuries were diagnosed with minimally displaced
partial fractures of the radial head that subsequently displaced and were noted to
be Essex-Lopresti injuries. The true complexity and instability of the fractures were
not immediately obvious. High-energy partial radial head fractures may merit closer
observation and evaluation for associated forearm ligament injury.
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Publication history
Accepted:
October 29,
2008
Received:
September 7,
2008
Footnotes
Support was received from Small Bone Innovations, Wright Medical, Acumed, Tornier, and Smith and Nephew.
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© 2009 Published by Elsevier Inc.
