Elbow ossification (mnemonic)

Last revised by Leonardo Lustosa ◉ on 6 May 2023

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Gaillard F, Lustosa L, Knipe H, et al. Elbow ossification (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1039

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1039

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/1039?iframe=true

rID:

1039

Article created:

2 May 2008, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

6 May 2023, Leonardo Lustosa ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Leonardo Lustosa had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

46 times, by 15 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Paediatrics

Sections:

Mnemonics

Tags:

ossification_centers, elbow, radiology channel

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.