Septal aperture

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

MVA - sore left elbow.

Patient Data

Age: 20 years
Gender: Male

Elbow

x-ray

No fracture. Incidental note of a septal aperture. 

Case Discussion

A septal aperture, also known as an olecranon foramen, is a normal anatomical variant where the septum between the coronoid and olecranon fossae of the distal humerus fails to develop.

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