Fracture pattern characteristics and associated injuries of high-energy, large fragment, partial articular radial head fractures: a preliminary imaging analysis

Capo, John T.; Shamian, Ben; Francisco, Ramces; Tan, Virak; Preston, Jared S.; Uko, Linda; Yoon, Richard S.; Liporace, Frank A.

doi:10.1007/s10195-014-0331-x

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Demographic data of study cohort

From: Fracture pattern characteristics and associated injuries of high-energy, large fragment, partial articular radial head fractures: a preliminary imaging analysis

Case	Age/sex	Mechanism of injury	Side affected	Associated injuries with radial head fracture	Treatment
1	37/M	Fall	Left	Radial shaft fx, elbow dislocation	ORIF (plate and screws), LCL/MCL repair
2	54/F	Fall	Right	Coronoid fx, elbow dislocation	Radial head arthroplasty, ORIF coronoid, MCL/LCL repair
3	33/M	Fall	Left	Monteggia fx	Open reduction, ORIF multiple screws
4	59/F	Fall	Right	Elbow dislocation	Hinged external fixator
5	37/M	Fall	Right	Coronoid fx	ORIF radial head with multiple screws
6	47/F	Fall	Right	Coronoid fx, LCL tear	Radial head arthroplasty, LCL repair
7	19/M	Fall	Left	Radial head fx, coronoid fx, elbow dislocation	ORIF radial head/neck fx with plate and screws, ORIF coronoid
8	46/F	Fall	Right	Elbow dislocation, distal radius fx	ORIF radial head w/plate and screws, application of external fixator, LCL repair, percutaneous pinning of distal radius fx
9	39/F	Fall	Right	Elbow dislocation	Elbow arthroscopy, LCL repair
10	28/M	Fall	Left	Coronoid fx	Manipulation under anesthesia, closed treatment
11	41/F	Fall	Left	None	Sling, early ROM
12	59/F	Fall	Left	LCL tear	ORIF radial head with multiple screws, LCL repair
13	60/F	Fall	Left	Capitellar fx, coronoid fx, chondral injury, elbow dislocation	Total elbow arthroplasty, ulnar nerve transposition
14	41/M	MVA	Right	Ulna fx, MC fx dislocation, elbow dislocation	ORIF radial head with multiple screws, LCL repair
15	53/M	Fall	Left	Elbow dislocation, scaphoid fx, distal radius fx	Radial head arthroplasty, ORIF coronoid fx, LCL repair, application of external fixator
16	39/M	Fall	Right	None	Cast
17	22/M	Fall	Left	Coronoid fx, LCL tear	Radial head arthroplasty, ORIF coronoid, LCL repair
18	33/M	Fall	Left	Capitellar fx	Radial head arthroplasty
19	58/M	Fall	Right	Elbow dislocation, coronoid fx, LCL/MCL tear	Radial head arthroplasty, ORIF coronoid, LCL/MCL repair, hinged external fixator
20	52/F	Fall	Right	LCL tear, coronoid fx	Radial head arthroplasty
21	20/M	Fall	Left	Elbow dislocation, LCL tear, coronoid fx	ORIF radial head, LCL repair
22	72/F	Fall	Left	Coronoid fx	Radial head arthroplasty
23	33/M	Fall	Left	Capitellar fx	Radial head arthroplasty
24	49/F	Fall	Right	Elbow dislocation, LCL tear	ORIF with external fixator, LCL repair
25	44/M	Fall	Left	Olecranon fx, coronoid fx	ORIF of radial head, coronoid, and olecranon

M male, F female, MVA motor vehicle accident, fall high-energy fall, fx fracture, LCL lateral collateral ligament, MCL medial collateral ligament, MC metacarpal, ORIF open reduction and internal fixation, ROM range of motion

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