Isolated fracture of the coronoid process.

Acta Orthop Belg

Hospital Nuestra Senorade Alarcos, Complejo Hospitalario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain.

Published: October 2005

Approximately 2% to 15% of the patients with dislocated elbows are thought to present a fracture of the coronoid process of the ulna, but such a fracture does not often present in isolation. Its exact incidence is difficult to ascertain given the lack of studies on the subject. One case is presented of an isolated fracture of the coronoid process and it is placed in the context of the existing literature.

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