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Editorial
. 2023 Dec 26;15(5):325-327.
doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1777429. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Development of a Framework for Assessment and Management of Proximal Ulna Fracture Dislocations of the Elbow

Joideep Phadnis  1   2 , Terrence Jose Jerome  3 , Andrew Stone  1
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Development of a Framework for Assessment and Management of Proximal Ulna Fracture Dislocations of the Elbow

Joideep Phadnis et al. J Hand Microsurg. .
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
The coronoid, ulna, radial head, ligaments (CURL) framework. The four critical components of a proximal ulna fracture dislocation (coronoid, ulna, radial head, ligaments) can be subdivided into intact, simple, or complex based on the individual injury characteristics. Copyright: Joideep Phadnis.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
A “simple” coronoid fracture typically includes the sublime tubercle. The medial collateral ligament is intact and note how the forearm has fallen away from the coronoid fragment that remains correctly articulated with the medial trochlea.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
An example of a patient with a “complex” ligament injury. Note how on both the anteroposterior X-ray and the three-dimensional computed tomography reconstruction, the distal humerus is dislocated outside the greater sigmoid notch in addition to the proximal ulna fracture with no congruency with the coronoid.
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