[Operative treatment of old radial head in childhood (author's transl)]

On 9 old posttraumatic dislocations of the radial head in childhood open reduction was carried out and fixed with ligamental graft 3--19 months after the accident. In 4 cases the result was excellent while 2 cases showed a satisfying result. One out of 3 bad results, found in a 4-year-old child, was supposed to be a connatal dislocation of head of radius. Following our findings good results can be only expected when the operative treatment is carried out not longer than 10 months after the accident. The result does not depend on the operative method.