Elbow fracture-dislocations
Terrible triad
elbow dislocation associated with a LCL complex tear, radial head fracture, and coronoid tip fracture
Monteggia
fracture of ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation
pitfalls: look for distal radius fractures as well
management: ORIF
Galeazzi
fracture of radius with distal radioulnar dislocation
GRUesome MURder assists remembering which bone is firstly fractured and then secondly which is dislocated:
- G: Galeazzi R: radius fracture U: ulna dislocation
- M: Monteggia U: ulna fracture R: radial head dislocation