Elbow dislocation

Case contributed by Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Slipped and fell on the extended arm

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Posteromedial elbow joint dislocation. No obvious fracture is seen.

Case Discussion

Elbow is the second most commonly dislocated large joint in adults and most common in children.

The reports should include the presence of dislocation and its direction (i-e posterior, posterolateral, posteromedial, lateral, medial, or divergent), and associated fractures (commonly radial head and coronoid process).

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