Riseborough and Radin classification of intercondylar fractures of the humerus

Last revised by Andrew Murphy on 2 Aug 2021

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Benoudina S, Murphy A, Qureshi P, et al. Riseborough and Radin classification of intercondylar fractures of the humerus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-44206

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-44206

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/44206

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44206

Article created:

11 Apr 2016, Samir Benoudina

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At the time the article was created Samir Benoudina had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

2 Aug 2021, Andrew Murphy ◉

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Musculoskeletal, Trauma

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elbow, refs, orthopaedic, cases, snippet title

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Riseborough and Radin classification of intercondylar fractures of the humerus

Riseborough and Radin classification of intercondylar fractures of the humerus can be used to classify this injury, which is the result of direct trauma to the olecranon as it is driven as a wedge between the humeral condyles. Four types of fractures can be identified:

type I: no displacement of the fragments
type II: T-shaped intercondylar fractures with the trochlea and capitellum fragments separated but not appreciably rotated in the frontal plane
type III: T-shaped intercondylar fractures with separation of the fragments and significant rotatory deformity
type IV: T-shaped intercondylar fractures with severe comminution of the articular surface arid wide separation of the humeral condyles