Using a prospective database of proximal radial fractures, researchers identified 100 patients who underwent nonoperative management of an isolated stable Mason type-1 (57 patients) or type-2 (43 ...

Many people fracture the elbow during falls, trauma and other stressful impact of the upper extremity and one of the most common types of injuries is the “FOOSH” or fall on an outstretched hand.

NEW ORLEANS — Findings from a large study of patients with Mason type I or II radial head fractures showed a treatment protocol that limited elbow motion to active flexion and extension after 48 ...

Radial head fractures are common injuries, occurring in about 20% of all acute elbow injuries. Isolated radial head fractures are not common and include about 2% of all fractures around the elbow.

They were originally treated nonoperatively for radial head fractures. Findings on plain x-ray demonstrated distal radial head resections (Figs. 1,2) with probable loss of the annular ligament in ...

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.