Elbow fractures are 5% of all fractures and common in sports injuries. Herein we would like to review common fractures of the elbow and their treatment options. As many fractures can be treated conservatively, understanding the fracture pattern and stable rigid anatomical fixation are very important...
Ranging in complexity from low-energy nondisplaced occult fractures to high-energy fractures with associated severe soft-tissue and neurovascular injuries, elbow fractures are a challenging problem for all pediatric healthcare providers. Because of the wide spectrum of fracture severity and associated ...
Fractures are another type of familiar elbow problems. A fracture may occur when pieces of bone break in the elbow joint. Car accidents, sport activities, and falling down typically are some of the most common causes of this type of injury. An elbow fracture may require a cast or immobilizat...
The study included 81patients, average age about 6 years, who had surgery for the most common type of elbow fracture in children. On average, they took only 24 percent of prescribed opioid painkillers. Opioids include drugs such as OxyContin and Vicodin. Eighteen patients did not take any opio...
The most common mechanism of injury is a FOOSH injury with the elbow hyperextended (eg, a fall off the “monkey bars”). The child often presents with a swollen painful elbow and may have an obvious deformity. Range of Overview The medial epicondylar fracture is the most common fracture ...
1. Which of the following is found in the lower extremities? Toes Nose Abdomen Elbow 2. Fracture are common upper and lower extremity injuries. What's a fracture? The same thing as a broken bone The same thing as a sprain The same thing as a strain ...
Our objective is to review the mechanism, evaluation, reduction, and postreduction management of sports-related dislocations to the shoulder, elbow, finger, knee, patella, and ankle joints. A literature review was performed using the PubMed database to evaluate previous and current publications ...
Upper arm pain is usually described as pain, discomfort, or ache on your upper arm (your shoulders down to yourelbow). There are numerous reasons why a person can experience this condition. The most common cause of arm pain is injury or trauma, including joint dislocations, bone fractures, ...
1. Little League Elbow Common in children who play baseball and softball, little league elbow is an injury that affects the medial epicondyle apophysis or growth plate. This injury is caused by the force of pitching, which overloads the elbow. Fortunately, like all overuse injuries, little le...
Both acute injuries as well as chronic overuse injuries should be considered when evaluating examinations of elite gymnastic athletes. Injuries of the growing skeleton are typically seen in gymnasts. Imaging in gymnasts comprises mainly conventional radiographs, MR imaging and CT. There is an important...