Open AccessTreatment of Modified Mason Type III or IV Radial Head Fracture: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation versus Arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Seung Min Ryu,
Sam-Guk Park,
Jihoon Kim,
Yujing Han,
Ho Dong Na,
Jae-Sung Seo
Publication year - 2018
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/ortho.ijortho_537_16
Subject(s) - medicine , radial head fracture , dash , internal fixation , elbow , radial head , radiological weapon , surgery , reduction (mathematics) , radiography , arthroplasty , range of motion , nuclear medicine , geometry , mathematics , computer science , operating system
The treatment of modified Mason Type III or IV fractures is controversial. Many authors report open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with reconstruction of the radial head, but others advocate radial head arthroplasty (RHA). This study compares the clinical and radiological outcomes of ORIF and RHA in modified Mason Type III or IV radial head fracture and evaluates correlations between prognostic factors and postoperative clinical outcomes.