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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 ... ), coronoid or olecranon ... #Elbow #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... 1), radial head ... 7), olecranon ( ... #Elbow #Humerus ... #Radiology #XRay
Ossification centers of the elbow - CRITOE Mnemonic 

The ages at which these ossification centers appear
The ages at ... capitellum R - radial head ... trochlea O - olecranon ... epicondyle #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pediatrics
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
posterolateral, peak age ... relative to humerus ... Simple, DC with ortho ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Radial Head Fracture Classification - I: Minimally displaced fracture ≤2 mm. II: Fracture fragment displaced >2
Radial Head Fracture ... IV: Associated elbow ... #EM #Ortho #Radial ... #RadialHead #Fracture ... Classification #ALiEM
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
• Peak age 4-10 ... Exam: swollen elbow ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis