Injuries of the elbow and forearm

Question 1

Type of distal humeral fracture

Answer 1

Type A: Extra articular supracondylar
Type B: Intra articular unicondylar
Type C: Bicondylar fracture with comminution

Question 2

Type of radial head fracture

Answer 2

Type 1: Undisplaced partial articular fracture of radial head
Type 2:
Displaced partial articular fracture of radial head
Type 3:
Comminuted radial head fracture

Question 3

Capitellum fracture classification

Answer 3

Type 1: Complete simple fracture of capitellum
Type 2: Cartilaginous shell
Type 3: Comminuted fracture

Question 5

Olecranon fracture classification

Answer 5

Mayo classification
Type 1: Undisplaced
Type 2: Displaced, but stable
Type 3: Unstable (subluxation of ulnohumeral joint, related to how distal the fracture is on olecranon)