PMC5420176_01
Radiographic picture of a twelve year old girl who sustained injury to her left elbow, showing anterior dislocation of the radial head (Bado type-1 lesion) with calcification of annular ligament remnants.
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Radiographs showed ulnar deformity and anterior dislocation of the radial head (Fig. 1).
Radiograph one year after open reduction of the radial head with angulating-distraction ulnar osteotomy, showing well reduced radial head and incorporation of interpositional phosphocalcic ceramic wegde graft.
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At one year follow-up, there was some posterior convexity persisted at the site of the ulnar osteotomy but the radial head was normally located and the distal radio-ulnar joint appeared to be normal (Fig. 2).
Clinical and functional results of the patient at one year follow-up.
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Clinically, there was no deformity and she achieved full pain-free range of motion of elbow joint (Fig. 3).