Ossification centers of the elbow

Last revised by Francis Deng on 25 Nov 2023

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Citation:

Jones J, Deng F, Lustosa L, et al. Ossification centers of the elbow. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 02 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-22252

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-22252

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/22252

rID:

22252

Article created:

23 Mar 2013, Jeremy Jones ◉

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At the time the article was created Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

25 Nov 2023, Francis Deng ◉

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

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Revisions:

13 times, by 9 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Paediatrics

Sections:

Anatomy

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Synonyms:

Elbow ossification centers
Elbow ossification centres

There are six ossification centers of the elbow that appear and develop in a relatively reproducible fashion, and are key to assessment of the pediatric elbow radiograph. Timing of their appearance varies in the literature but an approximation is given below. A useful mnemonic to remember the order of development is CRITOL or CRITOE (see video below).