Anterior sleeve fracture of the capitellum.
The case of an articular sleeve fracture of the capitellum in an 8-year-old girl is presented. An accurate diagnosis of this injury and its extent was able to be made preoperatively only by arthrography. The use of arthography in injuries about the elbow in children is recommended.
Drvaric
D M
DM
Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Rooks
M D
MD
D001175:Arthrography; D002648:Child; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*