Such acute ruptures usually occur as single traumatic events. The ECU tendon is vulnerable to instability when it contracts to stabilise the ulnar side of the wrist. The retaining structures are at ...

Monteggia fractures are a specific type of injury that involves a fracture of the ulna (the bone on the inner side of the forearm) accompanied by a dislocation of the radial head (the top of the ...

Nonoperative treatment of acute UCL injury (with or without a Stener lesion) frequently fails, leading to chronic pain, instability, and weakness, eventually prompting surgical intervention.