title: Incarceration of the radial head associated with a radial head fracture, radiocapitellar dislocation, and proximal radioulnar translocation.
abstract: We present a case report of an individual who sustained a locked proximal radioulnar joint fracture-translocation after a mechanical fall. After a failed attempt at closed reduction, intraoperative exploration revealed that the dislocated and fractured radial head was incarcerated along the medial aspect of the coronoid. After open reduction and internal fixation, the patient went on to uneventful healing and return of adequate function. To our knowledge, this is the first case report documenting an incarcerated fracture-translocation along the radiocapitellar and proximal radioulnar joints that required operative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 10003, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohn
authors.forename: Toni M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: McLaurin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D051224:Capitate Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004551:Elbow Joint; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009011:Monteggia's Fracture / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011884:Radius / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D016896:Treatment Outcome