A rare atypical case of a pulled elbow in an infant
A pulled elbow is a common type of injury in children aged one to four years, where the forearm is pulled in an extended pronated position. There are a few cases of pulled elbow reported in children under one year old. We experienced an atypical pulled elbow case in a six-month-old girl after her mo...
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| description | A pulled elbow is a common type of injury in children aged one to four years, where the forearm is pulled in an extended pronated position. There are a few cases of pulled elbow reported in children under one year old. We experienced an atypical pulled elbow case in a six-month-old girl after her mother rolled her from a right lateral position to a supine position, leaving her arm trapped behind her back. The pulled elbow was suspected based on the classical presentation of pain over the elbow, a less mobilized limb, and a pronated arm position as well as the exclusion of fracture from a plain radiograph. A high index of suspicion of pulled elbow should be kept in infants, despite their age presentation and the absence of an obvious elbow-pulling mechanism. |
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| spelling | upm-1172582025-08-04T03:57:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117258/ A rare atypical case of a pulled elbow in an infant Sahruzaman, Syarul Arwiz Kamisan, Norazian A pulled elbow is a common type of injury in children aged one to four years, where the forearm is pulled in an extended pronated position. There are a few cases of pulled elbow reported in children under one year old. We experienced an atypical pulled elbow case in a six-month-old girl after her mother rolled her from a right lateral position to a supine position, leaving her arm trapped behind her back. The pulled elbow was suspected based on the classical presentation of pain over the elbow, a less mobilized limb, and a pronated arm position as well as the exclusion of fracture from a plain radiograph. A high index of suspicion of pulled elbow should be kept in infants, despite their age presentation and the absence of an obvious elbow-pulling mechanism. Springer 2024-11-11 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117258/1/117258.pdf Sahruzaman, Syarul Arwiz and Kamisan, Norazian (2024) A rare atypical case of a pulled elbow in an infant. Cureus: Journal of Medical Science, 16 (11). art. no. e74689. pp. 1-3. ISSN 2168-8184 https://www.cureus.com/articles/253997-a-rare-atypical-case-of-a-pulled-elbow-in-an-infant 10.7759/cureus.74689 |
| spellingShingle | Sahruzaman, Syarul Arwiz Kamisan, Norazian A rare atypical case of a pulled elbow in an infant |
| title | A rare atypical case of a pulled elbow in an infant |
| title_full | A rare atypical case of a pulled elbow in an infant |
| title_fullStr | A rare atypical case of a pulled elbow in an infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare atypical case of a pulled elbow in an infant |
| title_short | A rare atypical case of a pulled elbow in an infant |
| title_sort | rare atypical case of a pulled elbow in an infant |
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