Intermediate-Term to Long-Term Outcome of Surgically and Nonsurgically Treated Congenital, Isolated Radial Head Dislocation

Reconstruction for elbow instability caused by congenital aplasia of the ulnar coronoid process—a case report

“…While results after surgical reconstruction and nonoperative treatment in patients with congenital radial head dislocation have been reported (Bengard et al. 2012 ), we are not aware of any published case accompanied by an additional congenital aplasia of the ulnar coronoid process. Although generally mild to moderate functional impairment may be present in patients with congenital radial head dislocation, reports after surgical interventions have shown various outcomes, so surgery is (in our opinion) mainly indicated when pain is the primary complaint.…”

A Graphic Overlay Method for Selection of Osteotomy Site in Chronic Radial Head Dislocation: An Evaluation of 3D-printed Bone Models

“…Treatment for chronic radial head dislocation, whether congenital or traumatic in origin, is controversial, [13][14][15][16] and it is often difficult to obtain satisfactory results with simple osteotomy. It is widely agreed that 2-dimensional radiographs of the forearm are insufficient to portray complex 3-dimensional deformities.…”

“…1). Each end plate contained a vertical pin for the axis of rotation (from the center of the radial head to the center of the distal ulna), [11][12][13] and a diagonal pin inserting into the other bone: the top (distal) plate had a vertical pin into the distal ulna, and a diagonal pin into the distal radius; and the lower (proximal) plate had a vertical pin holding the proximal radius, and a diagonal pin into the proximal ulna.…”

Ulnar Rotation Osteotomy for Congenital Radial Head Dislocation

“…11,12 However, pain and functional loss may occur later in life. 3,11e16 Therefore, various treatments have been proposed to achieve radial head reduction, restore the anatomic alignment of the elbow, and avoid complications.…”