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 ...

The ultimate goal in the care and treatment of elbow fracture-dislocation is to restore function with early active motion, irrespective of the type of injury. Because the elbow is one of the most ...

Elbow fractures can occur as a result of a trauma, such as a fall while playing sports or even just walking along. Fractures in falls happen most often when people stretch our their arm to catch ...

Conservative care effective long-term in type II elbow fractures 82% of patients with radial head fractures treated conservatively had no subjective complaints.

A supracondylar fracture is when you fracture your humerus just above your elbow joint. Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this type of fracture.

Both below-elbow and above-elbow casts maintain realignment and reduction of distal forearm fractures in children equally well, a randomized study shows.Many surgeons recommend above-elbow casts ...

This classification scheme proves particularly useful in directing the management of fracture-dislocations of the elbow. Type 1 fractures rarely require operative intervention, whereas Type 2 ...