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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... anterior sail sign ... or posterior fat ... #Radiology #XRay
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Xrays Check ... fat pad (sail sign ... A visible posterior ... head dislocation ... #Radiology #peds
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
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
disruption, peak age 9- ... will be obvious; signs ... disruption on x-ray ... control • Splint: Posterior ... #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
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... , the posterior ... called the “Sail sign ... #Head #Elbow #Fracture ... trauma #clinical #radiology
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow ... head > coronoid ... can't make A-OK sign ... head fracture + ... #Radiology #XRay
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... head dislocation ... Exam: swollen elbow ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis