Abstract
Mason, in 1954, described this classification system, which included three fracture types [1]. In 1962 Johnston added a fourth type (radial head fracture and ulno-humeral dislocation) to this classification [2]. (Fig. 19.1).
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Lasanianos, N.G., Giannoudi, M.P. (2015). Radial Head Fractures. In: Lasanianos, N., Kanakaris, N., Giannoudis, P. (eds) Trauma and Orthopaedic Classifications. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6572-9_19
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