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Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Pediatric Elbow ... Xrays Check ... A visible posterior ... head dislocation ... #Radiology #peds
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... (anterior & posterior ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... #Radiology #XRay
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... head (age 3), internal ... olecranon (age 9) ... #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow ... olecranon relative to humerus ... head > coronoid ... head fracture + ... #Radiology #XRay
Ossification centers of the elbow - CRITOE Mnemonic 

The ages at which these ossification centers appear
remember 1-3-5-7-9- ... capitellum R - radial ... head I - internal ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pediatrics ... #Peds #CRITOE #
Elbow Ossification Centers by Age - CRITOE Mnemonic

The ages at which these ossification centers appear are
remember 1-3-5-7-9- ... capitellum R - radial ... head I - internal ... #Diagnosis #Pediatrics ... #Peds #CRITOE #
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... apposed to the humerus ... while the posterior ... , the posterior ... #Head #Elbow #Fracture
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... head dislocation ... head dislocation ... Exam: swollen elbow ... Ulnar #Radiology #XRay