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Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
posterior) and bone cortex ... anterior sail sign ... • Mechanism: Fall ... #Elbow #Humerus ... #Radiology #XRay
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
posterior) and bone cortex ... anterior sail sign ... • Mechanism: Fall ... • ED Management ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
olecranon relative to humerus ... • Mechanism: fall ... can't make A-OK sign ... • ED Management ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Injuries - Elbow Xrays ... fat pad (sail sign ... Not all joint effusions ... along the anterior cortex ... of the humerus
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Binder) • Use POCUS ... potential pelvic fracture ... to 40 mL/kq IV rapid ... Primary #Survey #CABCDE ... #management