posted 10/2/10 in Elbow Fractures
Lunate avascular necrosis develops because of compromise to the blood supply to the lunate bone. Although a microfracture may be noted, a post-traumatic or overuse etiology is unusual; rather, the development of kienbock's disease is typically idiopathic. Xrays are helpful in staging the severity of the involvement of the lunate,...
posted 9/16/07 in Elbow Fractures
Over the years I have been asked to evaluate patients who have been treated intially for a fracture of the distal humerus with fracture repair. In some cases stiffness, nonunion, post-traumatic arthritis result in ongoing pain and impaired function.When patient age is 55-60 or older, revision with total elbow replacement...
posted 9/11/07 in Elbow Fractures
Fractures of the radial head are the most common skeletal injury in the adult elbow. The majority occur in middle-aged individuals between 20 and 60 years of age. The most common mechanism of injury involves a fall on the outstretched hand with the forearm pronated and the elbow partially...
posted 4/24/07 in Elbow Fractures
Fractures of the radial head are the most common skeletal injury in the adult elbow. The majority occur in middle-aged individuals between 20 and 60 years of age. The most common mechanism of injury involves a fall on the outstretched hand with the forearm pronated and the elbow partially...
