Bilateral Type 1 Radial Head Fractures in a Volleyball Player

Radial head and neck fractures are common in young to middle age adults and are seen in nearly 20 % of acute elbow injuries in this age group. Isolated radial head fractures are less common (nearly 2 % of all elbow fractures). Bilateral radial head fractures are rare and are mostly seen in situations when the patient has a fall on outstretched, supinated hands. The treatment of these fractures maybe conservative or operative, depending upon the degree of head comminution, the percentage of articular surface involved, presence of loose intra-articular fragments and angulation between the radial neck and proximal shaft. We present a patient with bilateral type 1 radial head fractures managed with brief immobilization followed by active physiotherapy and full, uneventful recovery.