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  2. Medial epicondyle fracture of the humerus - Wikipedia

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    Medial epicondyle fractures account for 10% elbow fractures in children. 25% of injuries are associated with a dislocation of the elbow. Medial epicondyle fractures are typically seen in children and usually occur as a result of a fall onto an out-stretched hand. This often happen from falls from a scooter, roller skates, or monkey bars, as ...

  3. Medial epicondyle of the humerus - Wikipedia

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    The name funny bone could be from a play on the words humorous and humerus, the bone on which the medial epicondyle is located, [2] although according to the Oxford English Dictionary, it may refer to "the peculiar sensation experienced when it is struck". [3] Medial epicondyle fracture of the humerus are common when falling onto an ...

  4. Supracondylar humerus fracture - Wikipedia

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    A supracondylar humerus fracture is a fracture of the distal humerus just above the elbow joint. The fracture is usually transverse or oblique and above the medial and lateral condyles and epicondyles. This fracture pattern is relatively rare in adults, but is the most common type of elbow fracture in children. [1]

  5. Humerus fracture - Wikipedia

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    A humerus fracture is a break of the humerus bone in the upper arm. [1] Symptoms may include pain, swelling, and bruising. [1]

  6. List of eponymous fractures - Wikipedia

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    unstable spinal fracture-dislocation at the thoracolumbar junction: Thoracic Spine Fractures and Dislocations at eMedicine: Hume fracture: A.C. Hume: olecranon fracture with anterior dislocation of radial head: Ronald McRae, Maxx Esser. Practical Fracture Treatment 5th edition, page 187. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008.

  7. Cubitus varus - Wikipedia

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    Instances in which the medial epicondyle of the distal humerus is malformed due to the initial fracture at the humeral endplate may result in subluxation (snapping) of the ulnar nerve over the medial epicondyle with active flexion and extension of the elbow.

  8. Milch classification - Wikipedia

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    The Milch classification is a system of categorizing single column (AO type B) distal humerus fractures based on the pattern of epicondyle involvement. It is distinct from the Jupiter classification which is used for bicolumnar distal humerus fractures.

  9. Elbow - Wikipedia

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    The elbow is the region between the upper arm and the forearm that surrounds the elbow joint. [1] The elbow includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon, the cubital fossa (also called the chelidon, or the elbow pit), and the lateral and the medial epicondyles of the humerus.