Association of Radial Head Fracture Treatment With Long-Term Function.
Cynthia E BurkePhillip C McKeggAlison L WongGenaro A DeLeonJayesh GuptaKathleen HealeyBlessing EnobunNathan N O'HaraRobert V O'TooleRaymond A PensyChristopher G LanghammerW Andrew EglsederPublished in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2022)
Patient-reported outcomes, which included a subgroup analysis of multi-fragmentary fractures, were similar between ORIF and RHA groups at an average of 7.5 years from surgery. Reconstructing the radial head might not result in worse outcomes than RHA when both options are employed according to the best judgment of the operating surgeon.