Fractures of the distal clavicle: comparison between two surgical treatment methods.

Objective: To compare the clinical and radiographic results from osteosynthesis of fractures of the lateral third of the clavicle, using two methods: T plates or anchors together with Kirschner wires.

Methods: Fifteen patients of mean age 34.3 years (range: 19-57) and mean follow-up 22.

Terrible triad of the elbow: influence of radial head treatment.

Objective: to test the null hypothesis that patients with the terrible triad of the elbow (dislocation together with fractures of the radial head and coronoid process) who are treated with open reduction and internal fixation of the radial head have final results that are comparable with those of patients treated with arthroplasty or partial resection of the radial head.

Methods: twenty-six patients with the terrible triad of the elbow who were operated by a single surgeon were evaluated on average 23 months after the surgery (range: 16-36 months). There were 17 men and nine women of mean age 41 ± 13.