Radial head fractures are common injuries occurring in about 20% of all acute elbow injuries ... Treatment includes nonsurgical care using a splint or sling for a few days followed by an early ...

Radial head fractures are common injuries, occurring in about 20% of all acute elbow injuries. Isolated radial head fractures are not common and include about 2% of all fractures around the elbow.

First, radial “head ... fractures are small, crack-like breaks, and the fracture fragments are displaced less than 2 millimeters. This type of fracture can be treated nonsurgically, with a ...