title: Radial head fractures: indications and outcomes for radial head arthroplasty.
abstract: Radial head fractures without associated bony or ligamentous injury can be safely treated with internal fixation, if possible, or arthroplasty if nonreconstructable. However, nonreconstructable radial head fractures in association with elbow dislocation and/or ligamentous injury in the elbow or forearm represent a specific subset of injuries that requires restoration of the radiocapitellar articulation for optimal function. The purpose of this article was to summarize the indications for radial head arthroplasty and discuss the reported outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hand, Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. johnfowler10@gmail.com
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Goitz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001178:Arthroplasty; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement; D002858:Chromium Alloys; D015897:Comorbidity; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000092464:Elbow Injuries
chemical_list: D002858:Chromium Alloys; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C013830:baysilon
keywords: Elbow instability; Essex-Lopresti; Radial head arthroplasty; Radial head fracture; Terrible triad