title: Pulled elbow in children: a case series including 66 patients.
abstract: The aim of this case series was to assess the data of 66 children (mean age 28 months) with a diagnosis of pulled elbow. The most common time interval of injury was 12-6 p.m. and spring was the peak season. Children younger than 2 years of age had a higher rate of atypical injury history. A successful reduction by supination and flexion maneuver was achieved at the first attempt in 57 of 66 patients. The patients admitted to the hospital within the first 2 h following the injury had a higher rate of successful reduction at the first attempt. The rate of radiographic examination was considerably high and a well-defined algorithm to avoid the complicacy in ordering a plain radiograph in such cases was suggested. All patients achieved full clinical recovery after a mean follow-up of 2 years, and recurrence was observed in 16 of 66 children.
authors: aDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir bİzzet Baysal State Hospital, Clinics of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bolu, Turkey.
authors: Adnan
authors: A
authors: Sevencan
authors: Ümit
authors: Ü
authors: Aygün
authors: Ulukan
authors: U
authors: İnan
authors: Hakan
authors: H
authors: Ömeroğlu
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000379:methods; D011403:Pronation; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012008:Recurrence; D013484:Supination; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D000092464:Elbow Injuries