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Abstracts on elbow fractures and dislocations from proceedings of orthopaedic meetings & societies

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Capitellar and Coronal Shear Fractures Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/capitelar_and_coronal_shear_frx

Fractures of the Capitellum
- uncommon fracture which is difficult to diagnose if fracture fragment is small;
- any effusion within the elbow joint together with displacement of fat pads suggests either a capitellum fracture or nondisplaced fracture of radial head
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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Elbow Fractures and Dislocations - Adult eMedicine Radiology

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic234.htm

Includes introduction, differentials, and findings (including X-rays). Free, but requires registration. Professional eMedicine article
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Fractures of the Lateral Condyle in Children Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/frx_of_the_lateral_condyle_in_children

- common fracture in children (20% of pediatric elbow fractures);
- occurs most often between 6-10 yrs of age;
- mechanism: fall on the outstretched arm with forearm in abduction & elbow in extension;
- fractures of the...
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Fractures of the Olecranon Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/fractures_of_the_olecranon

Low energy olecranon fractures:
- most commonly occur in elderly patients, and result from indirect trauma;
- fracture results from a sudden pull of both the triceps and brachialis muscles; ...
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Medial Epicondyle Fracture of the Humerus Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/medial_epicondyle_frx_of_the_humerus

- third most common pediatric elbow fracture (5-10%) (behind supracondylar and lateral condylar fractures);
- most common between ages of 9 and 14 years;
- mechanism of injury is valgus strain of the joint, producing traction on the medial epicondyle thru the flexor muscles
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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Pediatric Elbow Menu Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/pediatric_elbow

List of topics associated with Paediatric Elbow Injuries
- Distal Humeral Physeal Separation:
- Elbow Dislocation
- Lateral Condyle Fracture
- Medial Condyle Fracture
- Medial Epicondyle Fracture
- Nursemaid's Elbow
- Olecranon Fracture
- Osteochondritis
- Osteochondrosis of Medial Epicondyle
- Radial Neck Fracture
- Supracondylar...
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