Presentation
History of fall 3 days ago
Patient Data
Age: 6 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Lateral humeral condyle fracture
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AP and lateral view radio-graphs of the elbow demonstrates a displaced fracture of the lateral humeral condyle along with capitellum (Weiss type 3) and elbow joint effusion/hemarthrosis
Case Discussion
Lateral humeral condyle fracture in children is the second most common fracture around the elbow joint next to supracondylar fracture. For practical purposes, the fractures are grouped as displaced (>2 mm) and undisplaced (<2 mm). Displaced fractures are treated operatively and undisplaced fractures are treated non-operatively. In our case, the fractured fragment is displaced >2 mm along with the capitellum which would require surgical intervention.