title: Coronoid fractures.
abstract: Coronoid fractures are rarely isolated injuries; they are most commonly encountered in association with other elbow injuries as part of 3 major instability patterns. Type 1 fractures are usually associated with terrible triad injuries. Type 2 fractures are associated with varus posteromedial rotatory instability. Type III fractures are associated with transolecranon fracture-dislocations. Current recommendations are to repair all coronoid fractures associated with elbow instability, regardless of fragment size. Surgical techniques are described in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Jebudoff@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Jeffrey E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Budoff
mesh_terms: D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries