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Shoulder dislocations account for 45% of all dislocation visits to the emergency room. [24] Anterior shoulder dislocation, the most common type of shoulder dislocation (96-98% of the time) occurs when the arm is in external rotation and abduction (away from the body) produces a force that displaces the humeral head anteriorly and downwardly. [24]
Elbow dislocations constitute 10% to 25% of all injuries to the elbow. The elbow is one of the most commonly dislocated joints in the body, with an average annual incidence of acute dislocation of 6 per 100,000 persons. [30] Among injuries to the upper extremity, dislocation of the elbow is second only to a dislocated shoulder. A full ...
Children whose proximal radial epiphyseal plate has not finished fusing may suffer dislocations of this joint, called pulled elbow or Nursemaid's elbow.A common cause of this dislocation is a caregiver sharply jerking a child by the arm, for example when grabbing the child away from traffic or some other danger.
The Hume fracture is an injury of the elbow comprising a fracture of the olecranon with an associated anterior dislocation of the radial head which occurs in children.It was originally described as an undisplaced olecranon fracture, [1] but more recently includes displaced fractures and can be considered a variant of the Monteggia fracture.
Pulled elbow; Other names: Radial head subluxation, annular ligament displacement, [1] nursemaid's elbow, [2] babysitter's elbow, subluxatio radii: Capsule of elbow-joint (distended). Anterior aspect. (Nursemaid's elbow involves the head of radius slipping out from the anular ligament of radius.) Specialty: Emergency medicine: Symptoms ...
Osteosynthesis (open reduction and internal fixation) of the ulnar shaft is considered the standard of care in adults. It promotes stability of the radial head dislocation and allows very early mobilisation to prevent stiffness. [5] The elbow joint is particularly susceptible to loss of motion. [citation needed]
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. ISBN 978-0-443-06876-8 ...
A subluxation of the humeroradial joint is called a "nursemaid's elbow", also known as radial head subluxation. [1]It is generally caused by a sudden pull on the extended pronated forearm, such as by an adult tugging on an uncooperative child or by swinging the child by the arms during play.