Isolated Traumatic Chronic Anterior Dislocation of Radial Head

Isolated traumatic anterior radial head dislocation is extremely rare and very commonly missed injury. A 12-year-old male had a fall on outstretched hand with pronated forearm. He presented after 6 weeks with complaints of swelling around the antero-lateral aspect of right elbow joint with restricti...

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Published inJournal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 12; no. 7; pp. RD04 - RD05
Main Authors Bhardwaj, Akshay Rakeshmohan, Sharma, Gaurav Mahesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 01.07.2018
Subjects
elbow joint
forearm
radial head dislocation
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Summary:Isolated traumatic anterior radial head dislocation is extremely rare and very commonly missed injury. A 12-year-old male had a fall on outstretched hand with pronated forearm. He presented after 6 weeks with complaints of swelling around the antero-lateral aspect of right elbow joint with restriction of movements. The dislocation was treated with open reduction and trans-capitellar K wire fixation. There were no signs of recurrence at one year follow-up. Probability of radial head dislocations should always be kept in mind while dealing with such injuries. Early detection can alleviate the need for open reduction at a later stage.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2018/36277.11803