Elbow: Trauma

The Epidemiology of Radial Head and Neck Fractures

Duckworth AD, Clement ND, Jenkins PJ, et al (Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) J Hand Surg 37A:112-119, 2012^§

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to define the epidemiological characteristics of proximal radial fractures.

Methods

Using a prospective trauma database of 6,872 patients, we identified all patients who sustained a fracture of the radial head or neck over a 1-year period. Age, sex, socioeconomic status, mechanism of injury, fracture classification, and associated injuries were recorded and analyzed.

Results

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