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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 ... head fracture! ... #Elbow #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
Ossification centers of the elbow - CRITOE Mnemonic 

The ages at which these ossification centers appear
capitellum R - radial ... head I - internal ... trochlea O - olecranon ... #Radiology #Pediatrics ... #Peds #CRITOE #
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
relative to humerus ... head > coronoid ... head fracture + ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Elbow Ossification Centers by Age - CRITOE Mnemonic

The ages at which these ossification centers appear are
capitellum R - radial ... head I - internal ... trochlea O - olecranon ... epicondyle #Diagnosis ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... head (age 3), internal ... #Elbow #Humerus ... #Radiology #XRay
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... apposed to the humerus ... deep within the olecranon ... #Head #Elbow #Fracture ... trauma #clinical #radiology
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
cortex of the humerus ... head and neck should ... head dislocation ... Injuries #Xrays #Radiology ... #peds #Pediatrics
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
head dislocation ... Exam: swollen elbow ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis