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Fractures of the Radial Head in the Geriatric Patient: Case Report †
Author(s) -
Pick Robert Y.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1977.tb00811.x
Subject(s) - medicine , radial head , head and neck , intervention (counseling) , surgery , general surgery , nursing , elbow
Fractures of the radial head and neck occur frequently. Although reports in the literature advocate both operative and nonoperative modes of treatment, the trend is toward the nonoperative approach. In many instances this yields results that are comparable, if not superior, to those obtained by surgical intervention—as in the 62‐year‐old man who is the subject of the case report.