Radial head fractures occur in adults and children; they occur more frequently in the female population. In children, radial head fractures result from falls on the playground, gymnastic stunts, and sports.13 Anatomy The radial head articulates with the capitellum of the distal humerus and the ...
The radial-capitellar implant includes a capitellar implant or surface replacement arthroplasty of the capitellum and a radial prosthesis for replacement of the head of the radius. In one embodiment the radial prosthesis includes an articular head which moveable articulates with a stem implantable in...
doi:10.1016/S0363-5023(98)80020-8The proximal radioulnar joint was dissected in 24 cadaveric elbows to localize the area of the radial head that did not articulate with the lesser sigmoid notch of the ulna. The nonarticulating portion of the radial head was posterolateral in the anatomic ...
45]. The head is slightly elliptical, there is a complexangulationof the radialneckin relation to the bowedradial shaft, and the radial head articulates with the proximalulna, thecapitellum, and the lateral lip of the