title: Combined Essex-Lopresti and radial shaft fractures: case report.
abstract: We present the case of a patient with multiple trauma, including a radial shaft fracture, a distal radioulnar joint dislocation, and a fracture-dislocation of the radial head. The combined open reduction of the radial shaft and head and the closed reduction of the distal radioulnar joint allowed early range of motion exercises and return to a functional level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore 21201.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Eglseder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014457:Ulna / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*