Viola treated 30 patients with ORIF for radial head and neck fractures between 2004 and 2010 using standard plates and screws.

JW and BI, both 40-year-old female secretaries, presented with severe elbow and wrist pain following radial head excisions. They were originally treated nonoperatively for radial head fractures.

A radial head fracture happens in around 20% of elbow injuries and also in many elbow dislocations. They’re most common in women and in people between the ages of 30 and 40.

Partial radial head allografts may be useful alternatives to radial head implants in partial radial head deficiencies for elbow fracture dislocations, according to a study presented by Robert ...

Increasing prevalence of radial head fractures in geriatric population is expected to contribute to growth of the global radial head resection implants market. For instance, according to the ...

Getting hit by a pitch can fracture the radial head bone in your elbow. It can be treated with range-of-motion exercises under an orthopedic surgeon’s supervision.

DRUJ injuries can also occur with other carpal injuries. In a patient with a suspected DRUJ injury, rule out a radial head fracture at the elbow which is common.