Terrible triad of the elbow

Case contributed by Jerry Jiang , 11 Jul 2019
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 25 Jul 2019

Updates to Case Attributes

Status changed from pending review to published (public).
Published At was set to .
Age changed from 35 to 35 years.

References changed:

  • 1. Kimia Khalatbari Kani, Felix S Chew. Terrible triad injuries of the elbow. (2019) Emergency Radiology. 26 (3): 341. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-019-01676-1">doi:10.1007/s10140-019-01676-1</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30690677">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • 2. Chen NC, Ring D. Terrible Triad Injuries of the Elbow. (2015) The Journal of hand surgery. 40 (11): 2297-303. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.04.039">doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.04.039</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26440743">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • 3. Hong-wei Chen, Guo-dong Liu, Li-jun Wu. Complications of Treating Terrible Triad Injury of the Elbow: A Systematic Review. (2014) PLOS ONE. 9 (5): e97476. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097476">doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097476</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24832627">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • Kimia Khalatbari Kani, Felix S Chew. Terrible triad injuries of the elbow. (2019) Emergency Radiology. 26 (3): 341. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-019-01676-1">doi:10.1007/s10140-019-01676-1</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30690677">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • Chen NC, Ring D. Terrible Triad Injuries of the Elbow. (2015) The Journal of hand surgery. 40 (11): 2297-303. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.04.039">doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.04.039</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26440743">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • Hong-wei Chen, Guo-dong Liu, Li-jun Wu. Complications of Treating Terrible Triad Injury of the Elbow: A Systematic Review. (2014) PLOS ONE. 9 (5): e97476. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097476">doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097476</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24832627">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>

Systems changed:

  • Trauma

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Status post left radial head arthroplasty and internal fixation of left ulnar olecranon and humeral capitellum. No evidence of subluxation or device loosening. Soft tissue swelling and subcutaneous air isare consistent with open reduction. 

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Follow up exam done 2 weeks after the ORIF: No evidence of hardware failure or loosening. Some healing at the operative/fracture sites with mild diffuse adjoining heterotopic ossification. Mild diffuse periarticular osteopenia and soft tissue swelling isare seen. No elbow joint effusion noted.

Images Changes:

Image X-ray (3D reconstruction) ( update )

Perspective was set to 3D reconstruction.

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