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Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow ... common elbow fracture ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Fracture #Elbow ... #Humerus #Radiology
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
olecranon relative to humerus ... dislocation + radial ... Splint: Posterior long ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Xrays Check ... cortex of the humerus ... probability of a supracondylar ... #Injuries #Xrays ... peds #Pediatrics #clinical
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
radial head dislocation ... Exam: swollen elbow ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Radiology #XRay