Diagnosis: medial epicondyle fracture with fragment retained in joint. This is the third most common pediatric elbow fracture. The subtle finding is that the radius and ulna are not in a correct position (subluxated)– the AP view shows the radius to be out of alignment with the capitellum, even though the lateral view shows good […]
Author: Jennifer Chapman
After some years in Montreal (go Canadiens!), Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, Jennifer returned to the city in which she grew up. She has had the opportunity to travel to wonderful countries including China, Swaziland, and Armenia to both practice and teach pediatrics. She traces her love for international health to her father, on the one hand, whose work as a diplomat took her to Laos and France and to her mother, on the other, who raised her 3 children with a passionate belief in the oneness of all people.
Orthopedics case #3- a 12yo with a swollen elbow
This 12yo healthy boy was pushed and fell back onto his hand. He is refusing to move the elbow, which is swollen. He has pain with all movement of his elbow and is most tender over the medial side. The following X-rays were obtained: […]