Kodde IF, Kaas L, Flipsen M, Bekerom MPVD, Eygendaal D. Current concepts in the management of radial head fractures. World J Orthop 2015; 6(11): 954-960 [PMID: 26716091 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i11.954]
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Izaäk F Kodde, MD, Upper Limb Unit, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Molengracht 21, 4818 CK Breda, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands. if.kodde@hotmail.com
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World J Orthop. Dec 18, 2015; 6(11): 954-960 Published online Dec 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i11.954
Current concepts in the management of radial head fractures
Izaäk F Kodde, Laurens Kaas, Mark Flipsen, Michel PJ van den Bekerom, Denise Eygendaal
Izaäk F Kodde, Denise Eygendaal, Upper Limb Unit, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amphia Hospital, 4818 CK Breda, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
Laurens Kaas, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
Mark Flipsen, Michel PJ van den Bekerom, Shoulder and Elbow Unit, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, 1091 AC Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Author contributions: Kodde IF contributed to design and writing of the article; Kaas L and van den Bekerom MPJ contributed to writing of the article; Flipsen M contributed to writing of the article and design of figures; Eygendaal D contributed to revise of the article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Izaäk F Kodde, MD, Upper Limb Unit, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Molengracht 21, 4818 CK Breda, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands. if.kodde@hotmail.com
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Received: May 11, 2015 Peer-review started: May 18, 2015 First decision: June 24, 2015 Revised: September 25, 2015 Accepted: October 23, 2015 Article in press: October 27, 2015 Published online: December 18, 2015 Processing time: 220 Days and 3.4 Hours
Abstract
Fracture of the radial head is a common injury. Over the last decades, the radial head is increasingly recognized as an important stabilizer of the elbow. In order to maintain stability of the injured elbow, goals of treatment of radial head fractures have become more and more towards restoring function and stability of the elbow. As treatment strategies have changed over the years, with an increasing amount of literature on this subject, the purpose of this article was to provide an overview of current concepts of the management of radial head fractures.
Core tip: The radial head is one of the most debated subjects of the elbow. As treatment strategies have changed over the years, with an increasing amount of literature on this subject, the purpose of this article was to provide an overview of current concepts of the management of radial head fractures.
