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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! ... ), coronoid or olecranon ... #Elbow #Radiology
Radial Head Fracture Classification - I: Minimally displaced fracture ≤2 mm. II: Fracture fragment displaced >2
Radial Head Fracture ... IV: Associated elbow ... Diagnosis #EM #Ortho ... #Radial #RadialHead ... #ALiEM
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
head > coronoid ... dislocation + radial ... head fracture + ... Simple, DC with ortho ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology
Ossification centers of the elbow - CRITOE Mnemonic 

The ages at which these ossification centers appear
- CRITOE Mnemonic ... capitellum R - radial ... head I - internal ... trochlea O - olecranon ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
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 ... trochlea (age 7), olecranon ... #Radiology #XRay
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... deep within the olecranon ... is that of the radial ... #Head #Elbow #Fracture ... trauma #clinical #radiology
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... head dislocation ... Exam: swollen elbow ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology