Diseases

Radial Head and Neck Fractures

Fractures of the proximal head and/or neck of the RADIUS bone near the ELBOW JOINT.

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Abstract

Fractures of the proximal head and/or neck of the RADIUS bone near the ELBOW JOINT.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Radial Neck and Head Fractures
  • Fracture of Head of Radius
  • Fracture of Neck of Radius
  • Fractures of Head of Radius
  • Fractures of Neck of Radius
  • Radial Head Fractures
  • Radial Neck Fractures
  • Fracture, Radial Head
  • Fracture, Radial Neck
  • Head Fracture, Radial
  • Neck Fracture, Radial
  • Radial Head Fracture
  • Radial Neck Fracture

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Radius Fractures (1964-2022)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Radial Head and Neck Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000092467. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000092467
  2. Radial Head and Neck Fractures. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_head_fracture
  3. Radial Head and Neck Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2578777