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Case Reports
. 2013 Sep;38(9):1774-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.05.030. Epub 2013 Jul 23.

Pediatric terrible triad elbow fracture dislocations: report of 2 cases

Zoe H Dailiana  1 , Loukia K Papatheodorou, Sotirios G Michalitsis, Sokratis E Varitimidis
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Pediatric terrible triad elbow fracture dislocations: report of 2 cases

Zoe H Dailiana et al. J Hand Surg Am. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

An elbow dislocation associated with radial head and coronoid process fractures, the terrible triad injury, has an unpredictable outcome in adults and is rare in children. We present 2 such injuries in children, 1 combined with an olecranon fracture, and both with good early clinical outcomes. However, in 1 of the 2 cases, avascular necrosis of the proximal radius was evident on radiographs.

Keywords: Children; coronoid process fracture; elbow terrible triad; olecranon fracture; radial head fracture.

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