Posteromedial dislocation of the elbow with associated intraarticular entrapment of the lateral epicondyle.
Traumatic elbow dislocation is relatively common in adolescents. Most cases occur in a posterolateral direction. Elbow dislocation is often accompanied by fractures, most frequently of the medial epicondyle. The authors report a rare case of posteromedial elbow dislocation and associated fracture of the lateral humeral epicondyle trapped within the joint.
Pouliart
Nicole
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AZ-VUB, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Brussels, Belgium.
De Boeck
Hugo
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D001864:Bone Wires; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D000092464:Elbow Injuries