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Lew, Yoon, Park, Kim, and Shin: Isolated trochlear fracture of the distal humerus: A case report
Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society of Fractures 2001; 14(2): 253-256.

Published online: 21 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.2001.14.2.253

Isolated trochlear fracture of the distal humerus: A case report

Sogu Lew, Joon O Yoon, Soo Sung Park, Eugene Kim, Seung Jun Shin

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medial Center, College of Medicine, Ulsan University, Seoul, Korea.

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center 388-1 Poongnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea.

Junoyoon@www.amc.seoul.kr

Copyright © The Korean Fracture Society

Abstract

The trochlear fracture of the distal humerus known as a Laugier fracture is extremely rare in occurrence because this articulating unit has no capsule, muscle, or ligamentous attachment and is cradled by the olecranon. Isolated, displaced fracture of the trochlea presented with review of the literature

Keywords: Elbow, Trochlear fracture

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