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Persistent elbow dislocation.

JSES international | 2023 | van der Windt AE, Colaris JW, den Hartog D, The B

5. Unfallchirurgie (Heidelb). 2023 Sep;126(9):679-686. doi: 10.1007/s00113-023-01321-0. Epub 2023 Apr 28. [Terrible triad injuries]. [Article in German; Abstract available in German from the publisher] Klug A(1), Sauter M(2), Hoffmann R(2). Author information: (1)BG Unfallklinik Frankfurt am Main, Friedberger Landstr. 430, 60389, Frankfurt, Deutschland. alexander.klug@bgu-frank...

[Terrible triad injuries].

Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) | 2023 | Klug A, Sauter M, Hoffmann R

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 6. J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Nov;37(11):2418-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.09.002. Coronoid fractures. Budoff JE(1). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Jebudoff@yahoo.com Coronoid fractures are rarely isolated injuries; they are most commonly encou...

Surgical treatment of terrible triad of the elbow.

Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR | 2021 | Ohl X, Siboni R

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 3. Clin Sports Med. 2020 Jul;39(3):623-636. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2020.03.002. Elbow Fractures. Midtgaard KS(1), Ruzbarsky JJ(2), Hackett TR(2), Viola RW(3). Author information: (1)The Steadman Clinic, Steadman Philippon Research Institute, 181 West Meadow Drive, Suite 400, Vail, CO 81657, USA; Oslo University Hospital, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kirkev...

Elbow Fractures.

Clinics in sports medicine | 2020 | Midtgaard KS, Ruzbarsky JJ, Hackett TR, Viola RW

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Disclosure R.W. Viola: Consulting and royalties from OsteoMed and Conmed/Linvatec. The rest of the authors have nothing to disclose. 4. JSES Int. 2023 Jan 18;7(6):2605-2611. doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2022.12.021. eCollection 2023 Nov. Persistent elbow dislocation. van der Windt AE(1), Colaris JW(1), den Hartog D(2), The B(3), Ey...

Elbow Instability: Evaluation and Treatment.

Hand clinics | 2020 | Adams JE

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 17. Orthop Clin North Am. 2013 Jan;44(1):47-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2012.08.006. Terrible triad of the elbow. Dodds SD(1), Fishler T. Author information: (1)Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. seth.dodds@yale.edu The terrible triad of the elbow is a di...

[Elbow dislocation fractures].

Der Unfallchirurg | 2017 | Siebenlist S, Braun KF

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 9. J Hand Surg Am. 2006 Jan;31(1):45-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.08.014. Coronoid fracture patterns. Doornberg JN(1), Ring D. Author information: (1)Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. PURPOSE: It has been suggested that specific types of coronoid fractures are associated strongly with speci...

Coronoid Fractures.

Journal of orthopaedic trauma | 2015 | Ring D, Horst TA

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 8. Unfallchirurg. 2017 Jul;120(7):595-610. doi: 10.1007/s00113-017-0373-7. [Elbow dislocation fractures]. [Article in German] Siebenlist S(1), Braun KF(2). Author information: (1)Abteilung und Poliklinik für Sportorthopädie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Deutschland. sebastian.siebenlist@mri.t...

Terrible Triad of the Elbow.

Journal unavailable | 2026 | Stevens KA, Tiwari V

Conflict of interest statement: Disclosure: Kaitlyn Stevens declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. Disclosure: Vivek Tiwari declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. 11. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2024 Jun 4;16:118439. doi: 10.52965/001c.118439. eCollection 2024. Coronoid fractures and complex elbow instability: current co...

Functional and patient-reported outcomes of terrible triad elbow fracture-dislocations

SA Orthopaedic Journal | 2025 | HS Pretorius, MC Burge, JP Strydom

BACKGROUND: The elbow ranks second only to the shoulder as the most commonly dislocated large joint in the human body. Terrible triad elbow injuries, or simply terrible triad (TT), involve an elbow dislocation coupled with a radial head and coronoid fracture. This study aimed to assess functional and patient-reported outcomes for surgically managed TT patients. METHODS: An ambi...

Elbow Dislocations, Fracture-Dislocations, and Terrible Triad Injuries

OTA Fracturebook | 2025 | Andrew D. Duckworth, Adam C. Watts

(1) The incidence of elbow fracture-dislocations is increasing in older adult patients. This leads to important surgical considerations, such as fixation in poor quality osteoporotic bone and the often-fragile soft tissue envelope. (2) When assessing and managing dislocations and fracture-dislocations of the elbow, a key consideration for all patients is to define the important...

Coronoid fractures and complex elbow instability: current concepts.

Orthopedic reviews | 2024 | Masouros P, Christakakis PC, Georgiadou P, Kourtzis D

Conflict of interest statement: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. 12. Injury. 2015 Dec;46 Suppl 8:S68-76. doi: 10.1016/S0020-1383(15)30058-9. Terrible triad of the elbow: is it still a troublesome injury? Giannicola G(1), Calella P(2), Piccioli A(2), Scacchi M(2), Gumina S(2). Author information: (1)Department of Anatomical, Histolog...

Terrible Triad Injuries around the Elbow: It is Still a Puzzle? Prospective Study.

Journal of orthopaedic case reports | 2024 | Attarde D, Patil A, Pradhan C, Puram C

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Terrible Triad & Elbow Dislocation

OrthoMedia | 2023

Fracture of the Radial Head and Terrible Triad Injury of the Elbow

Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery | 2023 | Hua Chen, Zhe Zhao, Jiantao Li

Terrible triad injury of the elbow: a historical perspective.

International orthopaedics | 2022 | Bozon O, Chrosciany S, Loisel M, Dellestable A

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 19. Rev Bras Ortop. 2014 Jul 11;49(4):328-33. doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2014.07.001. eCollection 2014 Jul-Aug. Terrible triad of the elbow: influence of radial head treatment. Gonçalves LB(1), Neto Jde A(1), Correa Filho MR(1), de Andrade RP(1), de Andrade MA(2), Gomes AH(3), Vilela JC(3). Author information: (1)Serviço de Ombro e Cotovelo, Hospital Madre Teresa...

Shoulder and Elbow Terrible Triad

OrthoMedia | 2022

Complex Fracture-Dislocations of the Elbow in the Pediatric Population.

Journal of pediatric orthopedics | 2021 | Magee LC, Baghdadi S, Gohel S, Sankar WN

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. 14. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020 Mar 1;28(5):200-207. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-19-00492. Shoulder Terrible Triad: Classification, Functional Results, and Prognostic Factors. Marsalli M(1), Sepúlveda O, Morán N, Breyer JM. Author information: (1)From the Orthopaedic Department, Hospita...

Shoulder Terrible Triad: Classification, Functional Results, and Prognostic Factors.

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | 2020 | Marsalli M, Sepúlveda O, Morán N, Breyer JM

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 15. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2009 Dec;17(3):335-9. doi: 10.1177/230949900901700319. Terrible triad of the elbow. Seijas R(1), Ares-Rodriguez O, Orellana A, Albareda D, Collado D, Llusa M. Author information: (1)Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Fundacion Garcia Cugat Hospital Quiron, Barcelona, Spain. roberto6jas@gmail.com PURPOSE: To r...

Terrible triad of the elbow

Radiopaedia.org | 2019 | Jerry Jiang

Chapter 24: Elbow Dislocation/Terrible Triad Injury

Decision Making in Orthopaedic Trauma | 2017

Complex Elbow Dislocations and the “Terrible Triad” Injury

The Open Orthopaedics Journal | 2017 | Alistair D.R. Jones, Robert W. Jordan

Background:The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated joint in adults and up to 20% of dislocations are associated with a fracture. These injuries can be categorised into groups according to their mechanism and the structures injured.Methods:This review includes a literature search of the current evidence and personal experiences of the authors in managing these injuries....

Terrible triad of elbow fracture

Radiopaedia.org | 2017 | Mohammad ElBeialy

Terrible triad of the elbow: is it still a troublesome injury?

Injury | 2015 | Giannicola G, Calella P, Piccioli A, Scacchi M

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 13. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Jul 1;41(6):e470-e474. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001817. Complex Fracture-Dislocations of the Elbow in the Pediatric Population. Magee LC(1), Baghdadi S, Gohel S, Sankar WN. Author information: (1)Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopaedics, Philadelphia, PA. BACKGROUND: Complex fracture-dislocations of the elb...

Terrible triad of the elbow: influence of radial head treatment.

Revista brasileira de ortopedia | 2014 | Gonçalves LB, Neto Jde A, Correa Filho MR, de Andrade RP

20. J Orthop Case Rep. 2024 Oct;14(10):282-287. doi: 10.13107/jocr.2024.v14.i10.4890. Terrible Triad Injuries around the Elbow: It is Still a Puzzle? Prospective Study. Attarde D(1), Patil A(1), Pradhan C(1), Puram C(1), Ansari H(1), Sancheti P(1). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopedics, Sancheti Institute of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Pune, Maharashtra, India....

Terrible triad of the elbow.

The Orthopedic clinics of North America | 2013 | Dodds SD, Fishler T

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 18. Int Orthop. 2022 Oct;46(10):2265-2272. doi: 10.1007/s00264-022-05472-4. Epub 2022 Jun 20. Terrible triad injury of the elbow: a historical perspective. Bozon O(1), Chrosciany S(2), Loisel M(3), Dellestable A(4), Gubbiotti L(5), Dumartinet-Gibaud R(6), Obrecht E(7), Tibbo M(8), Sos C(9), Laumonerie P(10). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopedics...

Chapter-14 Terrible Triad of Elbow

Mastering Orthopedic Techniques: Intra-articular Fractures | 2013 | Rohit Arora

Chapter-14 Terrible Triad of Elbow

Mastering Orthopedic Techniques: Intra-articular Fractures | 2013 | Rohit Arora

Terrible Triad Fracture-Dislocations of the Elbow

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics | 2013 | George Dyer, David Ring

Coronoid fractures.

The Journal of hand surgery | 2012 | Budoff JE

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 7. J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Oct;29(10):437-40. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000326. Coronoid Fractures. Ring D(1), Horst TA. Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Fractures of the coronoid process of the ulna are usually part of a more complex injury. The type of coronoid fr...

Surgical treatment of “terrible triad of the elbow”: technique and outcome

Orthopaedic Surgery | 2010 | Yu-xing Wang, Li-xin Huang, San-hui Ma

Terrible triad of the elbow

Radiopaedia.org | 2010 | Jeremy Jones

Terrible triad of the elbow.

Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) | 2009 | Seijas R, Ares-Rodriguez O, Orellana A, Albareda D

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 16. Hand Clin. 2020 Nov;36(4):485-494. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2020.07.013. Elbow Instability: Evaluation and Treatment. Adams JE(1). Author information: (1)University of Tennessee College of Medicine - Chattanooga, Erlanger Orthopaedic Institute, 975 East 3rd Street Suite C 225, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA. Electronic address: adams.julie.e@gmail.com. Acute elb...

Coronoid fracture patterns.

The Journal of hand surgery | 2006 | Doornberg JN, Ring D

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 10. Terrible Triad of the Elbow. Stevens KA(1), Tiwari V(2). In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan–. 2023 Aug 3. Author information: (1)Ascension Genesys Hospital / Michigan State University (2)Apollo Sage Hospital, Bhopal, India Originally described in 1996 by Hotchkiss, the terrible triad of the elbow constitute...