If the bone breaks into pieces and those pieces become displaced within the elbow, this is known as a displaced fracture. A fracture in which bone sticks out through the skin is known as an open ...

Overall, the recent literature emphasizes the need for a comprehensive understanding of elbow fracture classifications, the benefits of minimally invasive surgical techniques, and the critical ...

Kids will say it hurts in the wrist, forearm, or elbow. An arm or elbow injury that causes severe pain, bruising, or swelling might be a sign of an elbow fracture (broken bone). It can be hard for a ...

Type 1: small marginal fractures which do not contribute appreciably to stability, and minimally (<2mm) displaced fractures that do not restrict forearm rotation, Type 2: larger, displaced (>2mm ...

On examination, he presented with a deformity of the left elbow and absolute functional impotence of the upper limb. There was no vascular or nervous involvement. X-rays taken in the emergency ...

An 11-year-old boy presented to the emergency department after a fall from height, with pain and swelling to the lateral side of his left elbow. Radiographs established a fracture of the lateral ...

Ring D, Jupiter JB. Restoring Elbow Stability After Fracture-Dislocation Part I: Elbow Anatomy and Patterns of Injury in Fracture-Dislocations. MedGenMed 1(1), 1999 [formerly published in Medscape ...