Coronoid fracture - elbow

Case contributed by Khalid Alhusseiny
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Left elbow trauma

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Recent non-displaced fracture of the coronoid process of the left ulna.

Case Discussion

This is an example of type I coronoid process fracture according to O'Driscoll classification system.

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