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Large elbow effusion

Case contributed by Rad_doc
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fell at the park, now with right elbow pain.

Patient Data

Age: 8 year old
Gender: Female
x-ray

Large right elbow joint effusion with elevation of the anterior and posterior fat pads. No fracture.

Normal left elbow for comparison.  

Annotated image

Diagram showing joint effusion.

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