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Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... (anterior & posterior ... 7), olecranon ( ... long arm • Ortho ... Type l, DC with ortho
Elbow Ossification Centers by Age - CRITOE Mnemonic

The ages at which these ossification centers appear are
Elbow Ossification ... Centers by Age ... trochlea O - olecranon ... Diagnosis #Pediatrics #Peds ... CRITOE #Mnemonic #Elbow
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow ... posterolateral, peak age ... with prominent olecranon ... long arm • Ortho ... Simple, DC with ortho
Ossification centers of the elbow - CRITOE Mnemonic 

The ages at which these ossification centers appear
centers of the elbow ... Mnemonic The ages ... trochlea O - olecranon ... Radiology #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Ossification #Ages
Septic Olechronon Bursitis: Note swelling and redness of olechronon bursa in picture on left due to
bacterial
Septic Olechronon ... and redness of olechronon ... Picture of elbow ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Septic #UCSDH
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
(anterior & posterior ... anterior sail sign or posterior ... ), coronoid or olecranon ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... Fracture of the Elbow ... humerus while the posterior ... deep within the olecranon ... , the posterior
Septic Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS

A patient presents with fever to 102F and pain over her olecranon
Septic Olecranon ... pain over her olecranon ... #Septic #Olecranon ... Bursitis #POCUS #Elbow ... ultrasound #MSK #Ortho
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
• Peak age 4-10 ... Exam: swollen elbow ... : Neuropraxia (posterior ... control • Splint: Posterior ... I or Ill) • Ortho