Olecranon fracture

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fall from monkeybars. Injury to elbow. Pain and not using it.

Patient Data

Age: 7 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Complete fracture through the olecranon with minimal displacement of the fracture fragment.

Case Discussion

There is a minimally displaced olecranon fracture.

How to use cases

You can use Radiopaedia cases in a variety of ways to help you learn and teach.

Creating your own cases is easy.

Updating… Please wait.

 Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.

 Thank you for updating your details.