The following patient has a comminuted fracture of the radial head and dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint. What is an eponym for this fracture-dislocation?
The correct answer is:
This is an example of an Essex-Lopresti fracture-dislocation.
These injuries are rare and commonly missed initially (as high as 80%) and an isolated radial head fracture should prompt evaluation of the DRUJ.