Essex-Lopresti fracture
| Essex-Lopresti fracture | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedics |
| Symptoms | Dislocation of the forearm |
| Complications | Mal-union |
| Causes | Sudden fall on an outstretched hand |
| Treatment | Open reduction and internal fixation with plates |
| Prognosis | Good if treated early |
| Deaths | Not applicable |
The Essex-Lopresti fracture is a fracture of the radial head of the forearm with concomitant dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint along with disruption of the thin interosseous membrane which holds them together.[1] The injury is named after Peter Essex-Lopresti who described it in 1951.[2]
- ^ Essex Lopresti fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online
- ^ Essex-Lopresti, P (May 1951). "Fractures of the radial head with distal radio-ulnar dislocation: report of two cases". J Bone Joint Surg Br. 33B (2): 244–7. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.33B2.244. PMID 14832324.