An atypical case of medial radial head dislocation

J Shelton; M Nixon

doi:10.1308/rcsann.2016.0216

An atypical case of medial radial head dislocation

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2016 Nov;98(8):e165-e167. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0216. Epub 2016 Sep 22.

Authors

J Shelton¹, M Nixon¹

Affiliation

¹ Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chester, and The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital , Manchester , UK.

Abstract

Radial head dislocations are common in children who fall onto outstretched hands. We present a case of medial radial head dislocation without a concomitant ulna fracture in a 14-year-old girl and the long-term sequelae of the injury.

Keywords: Child; Dislocations; Elbow; Synostosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Elbow Injuries*
Elbow Joint / diagnostic imaging
Elbow Joint / surgery
Female
Humans
Joint Dislocations / diagnostic imaging
Joint Dislocations / surgery
Open Fracture Reduction
Radiography
Radius / diagnostic imaging
Radius / injuries*
Radius / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ulna Fractures / complications
Ulna Fractures / diagnosis
Ulna Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Ulna Fractures / surgery