radiology #13

1.The elbow it the most stable joint in the body.But elbow fractions are very commen. They are etheir simpile or copmplex. simple ones are dislocation. Complex are one that have nurve damage.The frequency of elbow dislocations is second to that of dislocations of the shoulder. CT give a picture of the injured elbow.(Paragraph 1-8)



2."Hildebrand et al reports that the annual incidence of elbow dislocations is 6-8 cases per 100,000 population; these dislocations represent 11-28% of all injuries to the elbow. The frequency of elbow dislocations is second to that of dislocations of the shoulder. Posterior dislocations of the elbow are the predominant type and account for 80-90% of all elbow dislocations"



3.Ricardo Riego de Dios, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Capital Consortium, National Naval Medical Center Bethesda.

Elbow, Fractures and Dislocations - Adult.

Jul 19, 2004.

09-09-08

http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic234.htm