Open AccessPaediatric Capitellar Fracture
Author(s) -
Ren Yi Kow,
Jeffrey Jaya Raj,
Chooi Leng Low,
K N Mohd Daud
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of medicine and biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2600-8173
DOI - 10.37231/ajmb.2020.4.1.325
Subject(s) - elbow , medicine , fracture (geology) , kirschner wire , percutaneous , reduction (mathematics) , surgery , internal fixation , engineering , geometry , geotechnical engineering , mathematics
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