title: Divergent elbow dislocation in the very young child: easily treated if correctly diagnosed.
abstract: We report a case of a 3-year-old boy that sustained a divergent elbow dislocation and was treated appropriately once the diagnosis was established. The purpose of this report is to bring attention to this rare injury.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. sharone@hadassah.org.il
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eylon
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lamdan
authors.forename: Naum
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Simanovsky
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014143:Traction / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000092464:Elbow Injuries