Congenital anterior dislocation of the radial head: a case with radiographic findings identical to traumatic dislocation

Kosay, Can; Akcali, Omer; Manisali, Metin; Ozaksoy, Dinc; Ozcan, Cem

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Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 57-60, July 2002

Congenital anterior dislocation of the radial head: a case with radiographic findings identical to traumatic dislocation

Received 29 March 2001; received in revised form 7 September 2001; accepted 10 September 2001.

Abstract

Differentiation of congenital unilateral dislocation of the radial head from a traumatic dislocation depends mainly on the radiographic findings. Here, we report a case of congenital unilateral anterior radial head dislocation with radiographic findings identical to traumatic dislocation.

Keywords: Radius, Anterior dislocation, Congenital, Trauma, Radiograms