Occurs via direct trauma or by fall with forced hyperextension of elbow
Common in high energy mechanism in young and falls in elderly
Associated injuries are common:
Dislocations, radial head fracture, ulnar nerve injury
Dislocations, radial head fracture, ulnar nerve injury
Olecranon fracture
Distal humerus fracture
Pilon fracture
Radial head fracture
Pisiform fracture
Essex-Lopresti fracture
Trapezoid fracture
Capitellum fracture