Does Radial Head Resection Impair Hand and Wrist Function? A Long-Term Follow-Up. 2021

Erez Avisar, and Jonathan Persitz, and Noam Shohat, and Eran Tamir, and Eran Assaraf, and Timoret Keren
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center, Tzrifin, Israel.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term outcome in patients after radial head resection surgery for isolated Mason type III radial head fractures. METHODS An observational retrospective case series. METHODS A Hand and Upper-Extremity Surgery Unit in a tertiary care center. METHODS Data were collected from files of patients who were operated between the years 1980 and 2020. Of 352 patients who underwent surgery for radial head fractures, 25 patients were eligible and were enrolled in the study. METHODS All participants underwent radial head resection surgery and a follow-up clinical and radiographic evaluation by 2 senior orthopaedic surgeons. METHODS Objective evaluation included active range of motion of the elbow and wrist joints, ulnohumeral angle, key pinch and grip measurements, and radiographic imaging of elbow and wrist joints. Subjective evaluation included visual analog scale measurements, disability of arm shoulder and hand questionnaire, Mayo wrist score, Michigan hand outcome, and Oxford elbow score. RESULTS The mean follow-up was 18 years. Mean elbow range of motion and mean grip strength were lower in the operated hand, as compared to the contralateral hand. Mean proximal radial migration was 1.6 mm. Mean results of visual analog scale, disability of arm shoulder and hand, Mayo wrist score, Michigan hand outcome, and Oxford elbow score indicated good functional outcome and high patient satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS In our study population, long-term functional outcomes after radial head resection were encouraging. Thus, this procedure may be considered as a surgical alternative when radial head reconstruction or replacement fails. METHODS Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011885 Radius Fractures Fractures of the RADIUS. Galeazzi Fracture,Galeazzi Fracture Dislocation,Radial Fractures,Dislocation, Galeazzi Fracture,Fracture Dislocation, Galeazzi,Fracture, Galeazzi,Fracture, Radial,Fracture, Radius,Radial Fracture,Radius Fracture
D004551 Elbow Joint A hinge joint connecting the FOREARM to the ARM. Elbow Joints,Joint, Elbow,Joints, Elbow
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D014953 Wrist The region of the upper limb between the metacarpus and the FOREARM. Wrists
D014955 Wrist Joint The joint that is formed by the distal end of the RADIUS, the articular disc of the distal radioulnar joint, and the proximal row of CARPAL BONES; (SCAPHOID BONE; LUNATE BONE; triquetral bone). Joint, Wrist,Joints, Wrist,Wrist Joints
D016059 Range of Motion, Articular The distance and direction to which a bone joint can be extended. Range of motion is a function of the condition of the joints, muscles, and connective tissues involved. Joint flexibility can be improved through appropriate MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES. Passive Range of Motion,Joint Flexibility,Joint Range of Motion,Range of Motion,Flexibility, Joint
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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