A Line Drawn Along the Radial Shaft Misses the Capitellum in 16% of Radiographs of Normal Elbows
Ramirez R, Ryan D, Williams J, Wren T, Ibrahim D, Weiss J, Kay R, Lightdale-Miric N, Skaggs D. A Line Drawn Along the Radial Shaft Misses the Capitellum in 16% of Radiographs of Normal Elbows. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2014, 34: 763-767. PMID: 24787305, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadial neckMiddle thirdRadiocapitellar linePediatric elbowRadial shaftMonteggia fracturesNormal elbowsPatient variablesLateral viewYears of ageDiagnostic Level 3Elbow injuriesPatient sizeOlder patientsLateral radiographsRadiographic measurementsPatientsAnteroposterior viewCapitellumElbowNeckRadiographsInjuryMonteggiaEvaluate injuries