Upside-down radial head: a rare complication after an unrecognized Jeffery Type 2 lesion

J Orthop Trauma. 2010 Feb;24(2):e17-20. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181b18cf0.

Abstract

We report a case of an unrecognized Jeffery Type 2 lesion in a child complicated by a complete reversal of the radial head during closed manipulation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Wires
  • Elbow Injuries*
  • Elbow Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Elbow Joint / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / complications*
  • Joint Dislocations / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography
  • Radius Fractures / complications*
  • Radius Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Radius Fractures / surgery*