title: Pediatric bone imaging: imaging elbow trauma in children--a review of acute and chronic injuries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Pediatric elbow trauma is challenging because of the complex nature of the growing skeleton. The objectives of this article are to review the anatomy and radiographic landmarks and to discuss common acute and chronic injuries sustained.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiographic evaluation of elbow trauma in the acute setting requires a firm understanding of developmental anatomy, radiographic landmarks, and the common injury patterns. Both radiography and MRI are vital tools for diagnosing chronic elbow overuse injuries in adolescent athletes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, WA 98105, USA. riyer@uw.edu
authors.forename: Ramesh S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: Mahesh M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.forename: Paritosh C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: Felix S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Chew
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D000092464:Elbow Injuries