O'Driscoll and Morrey classified fractures about the elbow associated with a elbow prosthesis. The authors are from the Mayo Clinic.
Parameters:
(1) bone involved (humerus or ulna)
(2) region of bone involved
(3) status of prosthesis stem and bone stock
Region of the Bone Involved |
Type |
periarticular (condyle or epicondyle of humerus; olecranon or coronoid process of ulna) |
A |
diaphysis around or at tip of the stem |
B |
diaphysis beyond tip of the stem |
C |
Status of Stem |
Status of Bone |
Code |
well-fixed |
adequate bone quality |
1 |
loose |
adequate bone quality |
2 |
NA |
severe bone loss or osteolysis |
3 |
fracture type = (region type) + (status code)
Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Surgery, general
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