Pure Medial Elbow Dislocation without Concomitant Fracture in a 10-Year-Old Child.

ABSTRACT: Pediatric elbow dislocations are rare injuries and are often accompanied by concomitant fractures. We report a rare case of medial dislocation of the right elbow without accompanying fracture in a 10.5-year-old boy after fall from a bicycle. After radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging evaluation, closed reduction under general anesthesia was performed and the elbow was immobilized in a posterior above-elbow slab. Elbow mobilization was started after 2 weeks and the posterior slab was discontinued after 4 weeks. At 3 months, the patient had a full range of active elbow flexion extension and pronation supination. At 4-year followup, radiographs show a normal alignment of the elbow with mild changes of heterotopic ossification. We believe that this is the first such case ever reported i

SUBMITTER: Aroojis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6241057 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature