Transcapsular Buttonholing of the Proximal Ulna as a Cause for Irreducible Pediatric Anterior Elbow Dislocation.

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Nick N. Patel, Emory University; Robert W. Bruce, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2018
• Publisher: Karger Publishers
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2018 Nick N. Patel and Robert W. Bruce.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8986230
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Case report in Orthopedic Research
• ISSN: 2296-9373
• Volume: 2018
• Start Page: 8986230
• End Page: 8986230
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, General; Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

Anterior elbow dislocations in the pediatric population represent rare and sometimes difficult injuries to manage. Associated olecranon fractures are even more uncommon with limited literature existing on the topic. We present the case of a six-year-old male with a traumatic transolecranon anterior elbow fracture dislocation in whom closed reduction was prevented by buttonholing of the proximal ulna through the anterior joint capsule. This case of pediatric anterior elbow fracture dislocation provides insight into an uncommon and challenging injury complex.