Open AccessUnusual presentation of a radial neck fracture in a child
Author(s) -
Murali Poduval,
R Kanagasabai,
Vineeth Thomas Abraham,
Chandrasekharan Marimuthu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.108923
Subject(s) - medicine , elbow , forearm , radial head , fracture (geology) , radial nerve , radial head fracture , orthopedic surgery , surgery , dislocation , presentation (obstetrics) , anatomy , geology , materials science , geotechnical engineering , composite material
Fracture of the radial neck are uncommon injuries. In children, they may present as radial neck fractures, a components of forearm fracture dislocations, or as isolated fracture dislocations. Here, we present an unusual and previously undescribed variant of radial neck fracture with dislocation of the radial head to the medial side and ulnar nerve injury. The fracture dislocation was openly reduced and fixed with a small fragment plate. The fracture healed with some loss of rotational movements. At short followup of 6 months patient had useful elbow function but ulnar nerve did not recover.