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| Year : 1992 | Volume
: 38
| Issue : 3 | Page : 143 |
Isolated posterior dislocation of the radial head in an adult.
AK Negi, MD Pestonji, S Iyer
Dept of Orthopaedics, TN Medical College, Bombay, Maharashtra.
Correspondence Address:
A K Negi
Dept of Orthopaedics, TN Medical College, Bombay, Maharashtra.
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PMID: 0001303419 
Isolated posterior dislocation of the radial head was detected on X-ray in a patient following a vehicular accident. Such a dislocation without an associated fracture is extremely rare in adults. Immobilization of the elbow in full pronation and 90 degrees flexion for 4 weeks normalized the position of the head of the radius.
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