Progress on diagnosis and treatment of the terrible triad of elbow joint.
10.3969/j.issn.1003-0034.2016.07.021
- Author:
Zhao-Jun HOU
1
,
2
;
zhaojianning.0207@163.com.
;
Shuan-Ke WANG
3
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedics, the Second People's Hospital of Pingliang City, Pingliang 744000, Gansu, China
2. zhaojianning.0207@163.com.
3. Department of Orthopaedics, the Second People's Hospital of Pingliang City, Pingliang 744000, Gansu, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Coronoid process fracture;
Posterior dislocation of the elbow;
Radial head fractures;
Terrible triad of elbow
- From:
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2016;29(7):677-680
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The terrible triad of elbow is a kind of complex elbow fracture dislocation, after reduction, it should get a concentric circles joint reduction and elbow stability, if radial and coronoid process fractures is less piece, the conservative treatment can be performed, but regularly follow up is mandatory. If surgical treatment was chosen, radial head fractures and the lateral collateral ligament complex must be repaired. Single lateral approach can be used and also can be combined with anteromedial approach in surgery. Some problems are still controversial in the treatment of coronoid process fracture with Morry type I and type II, such as fixation or not, whether additional external fixation and repair of the medial collateral ligament injury at the same time.
