Extracorporeal Reconstruction of the Radial Head

Radial head fractures are common in adults. The radial acts as an important stabilizer of the radius, especially during forearm pronation and supination. Surgical treatment Mason type III fracture includes excision, replacement open reduction internal fixation. For patients treated with radius might migrate proximally, causing complications such chronic pain at wrist, forearm, elbow. On other hand, arthroplasty is associated a high revision removal rate. Hence, openreduction fixation preferred when feasible. This technically demanding due to severe displacement fragments limited surgical space. Mr K, 30-year-old manual worker sustained closed right after alleged fall. was displaced anteriorly. Intra-operatively, headpieces were retrieved reconstructed extracorporeal fixed miniplate. patient subsequently recovered good function. new technique reconstruction offers viable option surgeon similar, or even better, outcomes terms elbow