KOHALA COAST, Hawaii — Deciding on conservative or operative treatment, and what type of surgical treatment, for radial head fractures should be based on the fracture classification, an orthopedic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Headless screws yielded significantly fewer complications vs. miniplates for radial head fractures. However, ...

Radial head fractures are common injuries, occurring in about 20% of all acute elbow injuries. Isolated radial head fractures are not common and include about 2% of all fractures around the elbow.

Trying to break a fall by putting your hand out in front of you seems almost instinctive. But the force of the fall could travel up your lower forearm bones and dislocate your elbow. It also could ...

JW and BI, both 40-year-old female secretaries, presented with severe elbow and wrist pain following radial head excisions. They were originally treated nonoperatively for radial head fractures.