Proximal radio-ulnar synostosis with radial neck non-union in a case of undisplaced fracture of the radial

摘要

We report the case of a 70-year-old male who presented with persistent pain around the left elbow four months after sustaining an undisplaced fracture of the radial neck which was treated conservatively. Radiographs of the elbow revealed proximal-radio-ulnar synostosis with non-union of the radial neck. As far as we are aware, this is the only case of post-traumatic radio-ulnar synostosis with non-union reported in a case of undisplaced fracture of the radial neck in English literature. Springer-Verlag 2005.