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How soon after injury should radial head replacement be done?
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Ask the bone doc: Usually depend on the seriousness of the fracture wait until the time allowed to heal to recognized if there is any sign of necrosis. If the bone doctor decide based on the X Ray that there is no other way but to replace the head they preceded without any wait.that is why it depend on the X Ray and the bone doctor reviewing the X Ray good luck
Answered 11/2/2015
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Within 2 weeks: Can be accomplished within 4 weeks of the injury ,but better to perform sooner than that time frame
Answered 11/2/2015
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