Epiphysiolysis of the capitellum humeri.
A four-year-old girl presents at the emergency department with left elbow pain after a fall. X-ray demonstrated an epiphysiolysis of the capitellum humeri, without a bony fragment, the so-called Salter Harris Type 1 fracture. The fracture was treated by open reduction and internal fixation. This case is unusual because avulsions of the capitellum are usually associated with a bony fracture.
Lauwers
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Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Geusens
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Pans
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Nijs
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D000092464:Elbow Injuries