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Radial head fracture

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fall. Pain in elbow.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

There is a minimally-displaced fracture of the radial head with extension into the radiocapitellar joint. Alignment of the elbow is intact. No other fracture detected. There is a large elbow joint effusion. Slight irregularity of the medial epicondyle appears well-corticated and most likely represents degenerative change/old injury.

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