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Case Reports
. 2009 Mar;34(3):436-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.10.031.

Subtle Essex-Lopresti lesions: report of 2 cases

Gijs T T Helmerhorst  1 , David Ring
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Subtle Essex-Lopresti lesions: report of 2 cases

Gijs T T Helmerhorst et al. J Hand Surg Am. 2009 Mar.

Abstract

Two patients with high-energy elbow injuries were diagnosed with minimally displaced partial fractures of the radial head that subsequently displaced and were noted to be Essex-Lopresti injuries. The true complexity and instability of the fractures were not immediately obvious. High-energy partial radial head fractures may merit closer observation and evaluation for associated forearm ligament injury.

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