Normal elbow CT

Case contributed by Matthew Lukies
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Fall onto elbow. Painful elbow. To rule out fracture.

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Female
ct
  • anatomical alignment of the elbow joint

  • no fracture

  • no joint effusion

  • small skin laceration posterior to the olecranon fossa

  • bony spurring at the common flexor origin and calcific tendinopathy at the common extensor origin

Case Discussion

Essentially normal CT elbow in an elderly individual uploaded for reference.

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