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Supracondylar fracture - marked displacement

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fall on out-stretched hand (FOOSH). Single view only obtained due to obvious deformity.

Patient Data

Age: 5 years
Gender: Female

Elbow / forearm x-ray

x-ray

X-ray demonstrates a completely displaced supracondylar fracture. No dislocation or forearm fracture identified. 

Case Discussion

In a case such as this it is easy to understand why supracondylar fractures can be associated with damage to the neurovascular structures in the antecubital fossa (brachial artery, median nerve). 

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