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Pulled elbow

Author(s) -

Nagamanickam Sai Sankar

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/014107689909200907

Subject(s) - elbow , computer science , medicine , world wide web , anatomy

Pulled elbow is a common injury in children under the age of 5 years, and a busy hospital accident and emergency department can expect to see 5 cases a week1'2. The term refers to the minor soft tissue injury of the radiohumeral joint caused by sudden traction on the hand3. The incidence of pulled elbow is 3.0% in children under the age of 8 years4 and it comprises 5.6% of all injuries involving the upper extremity in children under the age of 105. The disorder is commoner in boys than in girls and the left elbow is more commonly affected than the right6. There are many synonyms (Box 1).

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