1. Paediatric Capitellar Fracture
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J Jaya Raj, Chooi Leng Low, K N Mohd Daud, and Ren Yi Kow
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Microbiology (medical) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Percutaneous ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Radiography ,Immunology ,Elbow ,Range of movement ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Rare case ,medicine ,Fracture (geology) ,Immunology and Allergy ,business ,Reduction (orthopedic surgery) ,Paediatric population - Abstract
Capitellar fracture in the paediatric population is extremely rare. There have been only a handful of case reports or case series in the literature. For this reason, it is likely to be missed or misdiagnosed. An untreated capitellar fracture poses a risk of severe compromise of the elbow function and range of movement. We present a rare case of type I capitellar fracture in an 11-year-old girl. She underwent open reduction and percutaneous Kirschner wiring and she subsequently recovered with excellent outcome. A high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose a capitellar fracture. The lateral view of a plain radiograph must be carefully screened and sometimes an oblique view may be helpful in making the diagnosis. Keywords: capitellum; fracture; open reduction
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- 2020
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