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This chapter presents a case of a 31-year-old male with a comminuted radial head fracture treated with radial head arthroplasty. An accurate diagnosis of the severity of the elbow injury is critical. The goal of radial head arthroplasty is to restore radial head anatomy and allow for early, stable elbow range of motion. Treatment considerations, surgical options, and keys to a successful radial head arthroplasty are discussed in this chapter.
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Gandhi, R.A., Brock, J.L., Ahn, J. (2019). Radial Head Replacement for anĀ Acute Complex Radial Head Fracture. In: Tejwani, N. (eds) Fractures of the Elbow. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22857-6_16
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