A Rare Case of Traumatic Bilateral Elbow Dislocation Without a Fracture in a Seven-Year-Old Female Child

Pediatric bilateral elbow dislocation is an infrequent injury. This is a report of a seven-year-old girl, the youngest patient ever reported, with simultaneous isolated bilateral traumatic elbow dislocation without fracture, treated with closed reduction under sedation.

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-11, Vol.13 (11), p.e19459
Main Authors: Topalis, Christos, Kenanidis, Eustathios, Konstantinidis, Christos I, Potoupnis, Michael E, Tsiridis, Eleftherios
Format: Article
Language:English
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Age
Anesthesia
Case reports
Children & youth
Closed reduction
Elbow
Females
Fractures
Injuries
Menstruation
Orthopedics
Pain
Patients
Pediatrics
Range of motion
Trauma
X-rays
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Summary:Pediatric bilateral elbow dislocation is an infrequent injury. This is a report of a seven-year-old girl, the youngest patient ever reported, with simultaneous isolated bilateral traumatic elbow dislocation without fracture, treated with closed reduction under sedation.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.19459