Effectiveness of annular ligament reconstruction using the triceps tendon in the treatment of traumatic radial head dislocation in adolescents
WANG Wei
ZHOU Quan
YANG Xiao-gang
Abstract：Objective To discuss the surgical effect of annular ligament reconstruction using the triceps tendon in the treatment of traumatic radial head dislocation in adolescents,thus providing evidence for the clinical treatment.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted for 15 adolescent patients suffering traumatic injuries with or without radial head dislocation,who were admitted to the 59th Hospital of Chinese PLA between May 2011 and Sept.2016 and treated by annular ligament reconstruction using the triceps tendon.The patients were aged be-tween 8 and 18 years,with a mean age of 14.6 years.There were 8 cases of traffic injury and 7 cases of falling inju-ry.Six of the 15 adolescent patients were complicated by radial head dislocation with proximal ulnar fracture,and no patient was complicated by radial nerve injury or radial head fracture.Results None of the 15 adolescent patients suffered surgical infection after annular ligament reconstruction.The overall therapeutic effect was satisfactory as ev-idenced by assessment of Macky elbow performance score and Barthel Index performed within 3 to 24 months after the surgery.Conclusion Annular ligament reconstruction using the triceps tendon is effective in the treatment of traumatic radial head dislocation in the adolescent patients and the patients 'elbow function recovers well after the surgery.This surgical approach is simple and effective and worthy of promotion in clinical practice.
Keywords：radial head dislocationtriceps tendonannular ligamentadolescents
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 111-113 )