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Journal of Orthopedic Education

Volume  10, Issue 2, May-August 2024, Pages 51-53
 

Case Report

Terrible Triad of Elbow

Ravi Patil1, Halesh B2, Shivaprasanna Vastrad3, S.S. Ghatawalimath4, R.B. Uppin5, Aditya Pratap6, Sarath Chandra Rellu7

1-4Senior Consultant, 5Professor   & Senior Consultant, Department of Orthopedics, Vijay  Hospital & Trauma Centre, Belgaum 590001, 6,7Post   Graduate, Department of Orthopaedics, Jawaharlal  Nehru Medical College, Belagavi 590010, Karnataka, India

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/joe.2454.7956.10224.2

Abstract

The terrible triad of elbow, initially named by Hotchkiss, is a combination of dislocation of elbow, along with the fracture of radial head and coronoid process. The management of such injuries is to restore the stabilizing bony structures of the elbow, if not treated appropriately can lead to stiffness, post-traumatic arthritis and pain. So, the sequence of fixation is mobilization of the radial head fragments and fixation of coronoid fracture, fixation or replacement of radial head or neck fracture, and reattachment of the Lateral Collateral Ligament origin to lateral epicondyle. We are reporting one such case, of a male of 50 years, and have discussed mechanism of injury, clinical presentation, management and prognosis.
 


Keywords : Dislocation; Elbow; Fracture; Radius; Coronoid.
Corresponding Author : Sarath Chandra Rellu