caa a22 4500 465733794 CHVBK 20180323111749.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00419939 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00419939 Absorbable polyglycolide pins in fixation of displaced fractures of the radial head [Elektronische Daten] [E. Hirvensalo, O. Böstman, P. Rokkanen] Summary: In a prospective study 24 patients with a displaced fracture of the radial head were treated by open reduction and internal fixation using absorbable polygly-colide pins, 2 mm in diameter. All patients admitted with fractures involving a quarter or more of the radial head, whether comminuted or not, were included in the study whenever there was a displacement of 2 mm or more between the fragments. The mean follow-up time was 28 months (range 15-43 months). A postoperative redisplacement of 1-3 mm between the fragments was seen in four patients with severely comminuted fractures. A transient inflammatory reaction around the implants occurred in two cases 8-12 weeks postoperatively. The functional end-result was classified as excellent or good in 22 patients (91%). This study indicated that successful fixation of displaced fractures of the radial head can be accomplished by using absorbable pins. Springer-Verlag, 1990 Hirvensalo E. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Central Hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5, SF-00260, Helsinki, Finland aut Böstman O. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Central Hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5, SF-00260, Helsinki, Finland aut Rokkanen P. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Central Hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5, SF-00260, Helsinki, Finland aut Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Springer-Verlag 109/5(1990-08-01), 258-261 0936-8051 109:5<258 1990 109 402 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00419939 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00419939 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hirvensalo E. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Central Hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5, SF-00260, Helsinki, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Böstman O. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Central Hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5, SF-00260, Helsinki, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rokkanen P. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Central Hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5, SF-00260, Helsinki, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Springer-Verlag 109/5(1990-08-01), 258-261 0936-8051 109:5<258 1990 109 402 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer