Loose Body in Elbow of a Baseball Player: Arthroscopic/Radiologic Correlation

Radiol Case Rep. 2015 Nov 6;1(2):62-5. doi: 10.2484/rcr.v1i2.18. eCollection 2006.

Abstract

We present the case of a 21 year old male college varsity baseball player who presented with sudden non-traumatic right elbow pain and limited range of motion. Plain radiographs suggested a calcified intra-articular body. Magnetic Resonance (MR) was performed to better characterize the location, consistency and mobility of this body. Multiple intra-articular bodies were found at subsequent arthroscopy. This case emphasizes the close correlation among the clinical, radiographic, MR and arthroscopic findings.

Keywords: AP, anteroposterior; CT, computed tomography; MR, magnetic resonance; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; OCD, osteochondritis dissecans; ROM, range of motion.

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