Congress:
ECR24
Poster Number:
C-18164
Type:
EPOS Radiologist (educational)
Authorblock:
J. F. Rojas, M. J. Garfias, H. Trigueros Buil, D. P. Cañon Murillo, P. Tallon, E. Calabuig, Y. Aviles Vistorte, A. P. Ruiz De Temiño, D. F. Ferrández; Alicante/ES
Disclosures:
Juan Felipe Rojas:
Nothing to disclose
Maria Javiera Garfias:
Nothing to disclose
Helena Trigueros Buil:
Nothing to disclose
Diana Patricia Cañon Murillo:
Nothing to disclose
Paloma Tallon:
Nothing to disclose
Elena Calabuig:
Nothing to disclose
Yanne Aviles Vistorte:
Nothing to disclose
Alvaro Palazón Ruiz De Temiño:
Nothing to disclose
David Ferrández Ferrández:
Nothing to disclose
Keywords:
Musculoskeletal bone, Paediatric, Digital radiography, Education, Education and training, Trauma
Elbow fractures are one of the most common traumatic lesions among young children in pediatric emergency care.
Despite the advances on modern radiology, to this day, elbow radiograph remains as the most important diagnostic imaging modality, which can result challenging even to experienced radiologists due to their subtlety, location, and the continuing anatomical changes in the growing skeleton.
However, besides these difficulties, when using a systematic approach, elbow radiographs are not as hard to interpret as most people think. Hence, we propose a step-by-step approach to thoroughly evaluate the elbow, considering the following points:
- Radiological technique
- Normal anatomy and ossification centers
- Articular alignment
- Signs of joint effusion/indirect signs of fracture (Pad Sign)
- Fracture lines, type of fracture and classification