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INJURY TITLE
| Radial Head Fracture |
INJURY OVERVIEW
| A fracture to bone on the outside of the elbow where it connects to your forearm. |
INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION
| This is the most common type of fracture in the elbow. It usually happens as a result of a fall on to an outstretched hand. Most are small fractures (hard to see on X-Ray) that are uncomplicated and heal well. The more complicated fractures will always require a surgical opinion and those that include dislocation can prove very unstable. At this a surgical intervention is certainly required. |
COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
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HOW IS IT ASSESSED
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GENERAL TREATMENT
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WHICH HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO CONSULT
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PHYSIO X |
MEDIC X |
PODIATRY |
Put an ‘X’ next to each health professional that most commonly deals with this injury.
i.e. tennis elbow would be Physio and Medic as injections are common, whereas for muscular LBP it would be Physio and not Medic as they would just refer them to a Physio.