Elbow ossification (mnemonic)
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Gaillard F, Deng F, Lustosa L, et al. Elbow ossification (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 13 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1039
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Synonyms:
- Elbow ossification centers (mnemonic)
- CRITOE (mnemonic)
- CRITOL (mnemonic)
- Come Rub My Tree Of Love (mnemonic)
Mnemonics for elbow ossification include CRITOE and CRITOL. These are essentially the same, apart from the terminal letter which represents the External or Lateral epicondyle.
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Mnemonics
CRITOE
C: capitellum
R: radial head
T: trochlea
O: olecranon
CRITOL
CRITOL is the same as CRITOE apart from the final letter, which refers to the lateral epicondyle rather than external.
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References
- 1. Ralph Weissleder. Primer of Diagnostic Imaging. (2007) ISBN: 9780323040686 - Google Books
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Cases:
- Normal elbow series - pediatric
- Supracondylar fracture - Gartland type I
- Supracondylar fracture - Gartland type II
- Subtle supracondylar fracture - Gartland type I
- Supracondylar fracture - Gartland type I
- Lateral humeral condyle fracture - Milch type 2
- Supracondylar fracture - Gartland type II
- Supracondylar fracture - Gartland type I
- Olecranon fracture - pediatric
- Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture
- Paediatric elbow anatomy (illustrations)
- Supracondylar fracture - Gartland type I
- Salter-Harris type II fracture of proximal radius
- Elbow ossification centers
- Greenstick fractures - radius and ulna
- Salter-Harris type II radial head fracture
- Medial epicondyle fracture
- Internal epicondyle avulsion
- Supracondylar fracture - grade III
- Medial epicondyle fracture
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Related articles: Anatomy: Upper limb
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skeleton of the upper limb
- clavicle
- scapula
- humerus
- radius
- ulna
- hand
- accessory ossicles of the upper limb
- accessory ossicles of the shoulder
- accessory ossicles of the elbow
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accessory ossicles of the wrist (mnemonic)
- os centrale carpi
- os epilunate
- os epitriquetrum
- os styloideum
- os hamuli proprium
- lunula
- os triangulare
- trapezium secondarium
- os paratrapezium
- os radiostyloideum (persistent radial styloid)
- joints of the upper limb
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pectoral girdle
-
shoulder joint
- articulations
- associated structures
- joint capsule
- bursae
- ligaments
- movements
- scapulothoracic joint
-
glenohumeral joint
- arm flexion
- arm extension
- arm abduction
- arm adduction
- arm internal rotation (medial rotation)
- arm external rotation (lateral rotation)
- circumduction
- arterial supply - scapular anastomosis
- ossification centres
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shoulder joint
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elbow joint
- proximal radioulnar joint
- ligaments
- associated structures
- movements
- alignment
- arterial supply - elbow anastomosis
- development
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wrist joint
- articulations
-
ligaments
- intrinsic ligaments
- extrinsic ligaments
- radioscaphoid ligament
- dorsal intercarpal ligament
- dorsal radiotriquetral ligament
- dorsal radioulnar ligament
- volar radioulnar ligament
- radioscaphocapitate ligament
- long radiolunate ligament
- Vickers ligament
- short radiolunate ligament
- ulnolunate ligament
- ulnotriquetral ligament
- ulnocapitate ligament
- ulnar collateral ligament
- associated structures
- extensor retinaculum
- flexor retinaculum
- joint capsule
- movements
- alignment
- ossification centres
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hand joints
- articulations
- carpometacarpal joint
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metacarpophalangeal joints
- palmar ligament (plate)
- collateral ligament
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interphalangeal joints
- palmar ligament (plate)
- collateral ligament
- movements
- ossification centres
- articulations
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pectoral girdle
- spaces of the upper limb
- muscles of the upper limb
- shoulder girdle
- anterior compartment of the arm
- posterior compartment of the arm
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anterior compartment of the forearm
- superficial
- intermediate
- deep
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posterior compartment of the forearm (extensors)
- superficial
- deep
- muscles of the hand
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accessory muscles
- elbow
- volar wrist midline
- palmaris longus profundus
- aberrant palmaris longus
- volar wrist radial-side
- accessory flexor digitorum superficialis indicis
- flexor indicis profundus
- flexor carpi radialis vel profundus
- accessory head of the flexor pollicis longus (Gantzer muscle, common)
- volar wrist ulnar-side
- dorsal wrist
- blood supply to the upper limb
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arteries
- subclavian artery (mnemonic)
- axillary artery
- brachial artery (proximal portion)
- ulnar artery
- radial artery
- veins
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arteries
- innervation of the upper limb
- intercostobrachial nerve
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brachial plexus (mnemonic)
- branches from the roots
- branches from the trunks
- branches from the cords
- lateral cord
- posterior cord
- medial cord
- terminal branches
- lymphatic drainage of the upper limb
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