Paediatric Elbow
A 2-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department by her parents. She was being swung by her arms between her parents when she suddenly cried out and has since refused to use her left arm. She holds the arm at her side with the elbow slightly flexed and the forearm pronated. There is no swelling or deformity. The child cries with any attempt to move the elbow but there is no point tenderness. Regarding radial head subluxation (nursemaid elbow):
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Nursemaid elbow is a subluxation of the radial head from beneath the annular ligament; it typically ...
The child typically holds the affected arm in slight elbow flexion and forearm pronation, refusing t...
Nursemaid elbow typically occurs in teenagers; the mechanism is a direct blow to the elbow; radiogra...
Reduction can be performed by supination-flexion (hypersupinate the forearm while flexing the elbow,...
If the child does not use the arm within 15-30 minutes after reduction, reassess and consider repeat...
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