[Surgical treatment results in radius head fractures (author's transl)].

The operative treatment of radius head fractures represents only one method. Indication for surgical treatment and the method (resection or reconstruction of the radius head) is elucidated based on 30 surgically treated radius head fractures. Postsurgical examinations show better results for the reconstruction method in the limitation of movement and post-traumatic arthrosis than the resection, even though the difference between them shows no significance regarding the small number of cases. Cubitus valgus or changes on the distal radioulnar joint after resection were not found. If there is indication for surgical treatment of a radius head fracture, one should consider using the reconstruction method first.