Radial head dislocation
Alternative names:
partial elbow dislocation; elbow subluxation
Symptoms:
- Immediate pain anywhere between the hand and the elbow
- Persistent crying after incident
- Inability or refusal to move affected part (may clutch
the arm next to body)
- Refusal to play
- Palm of hand faces down on the injured arm
- Swelling may occur
several hours after the injury
Updated Date: 02/09/00
Updated By:J. Gordon Lambert, MD, Associate Medical Director,
Utah Health Informatics and adam.com
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