title: Usefulness of MRI for diagnosis of painful snapping elbow.
abstract: Painful snapping of the elbows is rare. We report on a 12-year-old boy with a painful snap in both elbows. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging of the elbow using microscopy coils detected a synovial fold interposed in each humeroradial joint and was very helpful in establishing the cause of symptoms. Resection of the synovial folds was performed with subsequent relief of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, 650-0017, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Naomasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fukase
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kokubu
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwama
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurosaka
mesh_terms: D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology*