Mommsen U, Sauer H D, Bethke K, Schöntag H
Langenbecks Arch Chir. 1980;351(2):111-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01237617.
In childhood fractures of the head of the radius are typical and frequent. Generally these fractures are in the metaphysis, but a few cases are in the epiphysis. In the follow-up of conservatively treated fractures of the radial head in childhood, the therapeutic alternatives are discussed. The therapeutic procedure must take into account the degree of fragment displacement. Fractures of type I and II according to Judet are treated conservatively, predominantly by means of exact reduction and fixation in a plaster cast. If reduction fails for type III, however, type III and type IV fractures must be operated on at once for sufficient results.
