PMC5452702_01
Displaced radial head in anticubital fossa
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On Palpation: tenderness present in the left forearm and left wrist, radial head palpable in the anticubital fossa, abnormal mobility present in forearm, range of motion (ROM) of elbow and wrist - painful and restricted, no distal neurovascular deficit [Figure 1].
Pre-op and post op X - rays of elbow and wrist (a) Pre-op X-ray, (b) Immediate post-op X-ray, (c) 2 months post-op X-ray
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The management of injury-Immediately universal splint provided for immobilization of upper limb then a standard anteroposterior and lateral radiograph of elbow with forearm with wrist done [Figure 2a preoperatively] then universal splint was replaced by plaster of paris splintage, i.e., above elbow (A/E) slab applied. A standard postoperatively anteroposterior and lateral radiograph [Figure 2b postoperatively] done. K-wire removal done and A/E slab removed at 4th week postoperative follow-up X-ray in Figure 2c and patient started with wrist and elbow ROM.