Purpose: To present the results of open reduction and angulating-distraction ulnar osteotomy in children with chronic radial head dislocation. Material and Methods: This is a retrospective review of 4 children (3 girls, one boy) with chronic radial head dislocation treated in our hospital between 2009 and 2012. The average age at the time of surgery was 6.6 (4.2 – 9.1 years).The interval betwee...

Monteggia fractures are rare but commonly discussed lesions, with increasing complications due to late diagnosis. This article describes a case of a Monteggia fracture with delayed dislocation of the radial head. Previous radiographs of a 2-year 8-month-old boy show complete fracture of the distal ulna, with no radial head dislocation. The radial head remained well positioned after 4 weeks. Sev...

The pathogenesis of trigger finger has generally been ascribed to primary changes in the first annular ligament. In contrast, we recently found histological changes in the tendons, similar to the findings in Achilles tendinosis. When we looked further for more similarities we found differences in gene expression in the trigger finger tendons in comparison to normal tendons, in a pattern similar...