The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 78:969 (1996)
© 1996 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Correspondence
Yalim Ates, M.D.,
Dogan Atlihan, M.D.,
Hasan Yildirim, M.D. and
B. F. Morrey, M.D.
TO THE EDITOR:
"Current Concepts in the Treatment of Fractures of the Radial Head, the Olecranon, and the Coronoid" (77-A: 316327, Feb. 1995), by Morrey, was a good review of fractures about the elbow. However, there is a point that we have found troublesome regarding the treatment of fractures of the radial head with radio-ulnar dissociation. Morrey advocated distal ulnar resection, but it is not clear whether he meant shortening or Darrach resection of the distal aspect of the ulna. Shortening of the distal aspect of the ulna has been reported as not being helpful3. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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