Pediatric Ortho Cases 007

Dr. Haley Dusek, Ainsley Bloomer, Danielle Sutton and Virginia Casey present a series of Pediatric Orthopedic X-Ray Cases each month. This month they review elbow injuries. First published on EMGuideWire.com and peer reviewed by Professor Michael Gibbs and Sean Fox, MD

Further reading

• DeFroda SF, Hansen H, Gil JA, Hawari AH, Cruz AI Jr. Radiographic Evaluation of Common Pediatric Elbow Injuries. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2017 Feb 20;9(1):7030.
• Emery KH, Zingula SN, Anton CG, Salisbury SR, Tamai J. Pediatric elbow fractures: a new angle on an old topic. Pediatr Radiol. 2016 Jan
• Elbow Dislocations – Emergency Department. The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
• Gottschalk HP, Eisner E, Hosalkar HS. Medial epicondyle fractures in the pediatric population. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2012 Apr;20(4):223-32
• Haghverdian B et al. Pediatric Tips & Tricks: Management of Pediatric Capitellar Fractures. U. of Penn. Orth J 2019 Jun; 29 (119-122).
• Khan S et al. How to approach the Pediatric Elbow. EMRA
• Medial Epicondyle Fracture of the Humerus — Emergency Department. The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
• Hubbard J, Chauhan A, Fitzgerald R, Abrams R, Mubarak S, Sangimino M. Missed Pediatric Monteggia Fractures. JBJS Rev. 2018 Jun
• Sayal A. How to Avoid Missing a Pediatric Elbow Fracture. ACEP Now
• Tom JE, Eckhoff MD, Tadlock JC, Garcia EJ. A 10-Year National Analysis of Pediatric Elbow Fractures. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023 Jun;62(5):433-440

This ongoing radiology interpretation series is proudly sponsored by the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Carolinas Medical Center. The goal is to promote widespread mastery of CXR interpretation. There is no personal health information [PHI] within, and ages have been changed to protect patient confidentiality.