title: Conjoined fracture-dislocation of the forearm at the elbow.
abstract: Conjoined fracture-dislocation of the elbow were first described by Marotte in 1982. In this study, a total of 41 patients treated between 1975 and 1995 at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute and 4 patients treated between 1997 and 2000 at the Division of Orthopaedics at the Maggiore Hospital are evaluated. Based on the Marotte classification, the patients are divided into 4 groups, by site of dislocation of the radial capitellum and amount of comminution of the fracture of the ulna. A clinical and radiographic evaluation was made after a mean follow-up of 5.3 years based on Anderson criteria. The results obtained were excellent in 17 patients (37.8%) satisfactory in 13 (28.9%), dissatisfactory in 12 (26.7%); 3 patients were considered to be failures (6.7%), the best results were obtained in type I anterior dislocations.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pascarella
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tigani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bungaro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ponziani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gozzi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boriani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004550:Elbow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000092464:Elbow Injuries