Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2021 04 29;107(2):102829. Epub 2021 Jan 29.
Département d'orthopédie et traumatologie, CHU de Dijon, 21000 Dijon, France; INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, université Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France. Electronic address:
Isolated traumatic radial head dislocation is exceedingly rare in adults, usually diagnosed on an emergency basis, and reduced by external manoeuvres. If the diagnosis is not made immediately, external reduction is no longer feasible. Various options have been described for treating these chronic forms, including therapeutic abstention, radial head resection and annular ligamentoplasty combined, if appropriate, with osteotomy of the ulna. Read More