Nursemaid’s elbow is a common injury in very young children, and it occurs when the annular ligament subluxes and becomes trapped between the radial head and the capitellum. Most nursemaid’s elbows oc...
Radial neck fractures tend to occur in children between 8-11 years old, slightly older than the typical supracondylar humerus fracture. Radial neck fractures can occur in isolation or in combination w...
Lateral condyle fractures of the elbow are intra-articular fractures that start in the lateral distal humeral metaphysis and extend into the joint. The forearm extensor muscles originate on the latera...
Medial epicondyle fractures are common injuries of children typically between 9 and 14 years old. These injuries can occur in isolation but 60% are associated with elbow dislocations. The medial epico...
Sternoclavicular (SC) injuries in skeletally immature patients can occur as a result of either a true sternoclavicular dislocation or a medial clavicular physeal separation. The medial clavicular phys...
In adults, simultaneous fractures of the shaft of the ulna and radius (the so-called "both bone fractures") are most often the consequence of a direct blow to the forearm or other high energy mechanis...
Radial head fractures are the most common type of elbow fractures in adults. Perhaps counter-intuitively, fractures of the radial head (which is part of the elbow) typically occur after a fall on an o...
The elbow joint is stabilized by the ulnar (medial) collateral ligament, the lateral collateral ligament, and the annular ligament. The ligaments provide valgus and varus stability, and allow for rota...
Olecranon bursitis (Figure 1) is a condition in which the soft tissue overlying the olecranon at the elbow is inflamed. Inflammation of the olecranon bursa can be the result of repetitive use, direct...
Epicondylitis of the elbow is a misnomer because it is neither primarily a disease of the epicondyle, nor is it exclusively inflammatory (as the suffix “itis” would suggest). Instead, epicondylitis is...
