Acute dislocation of the elbow caused by a solitary osteochondroma of the proximal radius

Y F Leung; Shirley P S Ip; Allison Wong; W Y Ip

doi:10.1007/s00402-005-0094-1

Acute dislocation of the elbow caused by a solitary osteochondroma of the proximal radius

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2006 Mar;126(2):131-3. doi: 10.1007/s00402-005-0094-1. Epub 2006 Jan 3.

Authors

Y F Leung¹, Shirley P S Ip, Allison Wong, W Y Ip

Affiliation

¹ Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Yan Chai Hospital, Tsuen Wan, NT, Hong Kong, China. lyf888@ctimail3.com

PMID: 16402197
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-005-0094-1

Abstract

A young man presented with acute dislocation of the left elbow at the radio-capitellar articulation caused by trapping of the biceps tendon at the stalk of a solitary osteochondroma. There was no deformity of the ulna and radius shaft suggestive of a developmental growth disturbance of the forearm bones. Good reduction could be achieved by simple relocation of the biceps tendon. The osteochondroma was excised.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Bone Neoplasms / complications*
Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Bone Neoplasms / surgery
Elbow Joint*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Joint Dislocations / diagnostic imaging
Joint Dislocations / etiology*
Joint Dislocations / surgery
Male
Orthopedic Procedures / methods
Osteochondroma / complications*
Osteochondroma / diagnostic imaging
Osteochondroma / surgery
Radiography
Radius
Range of Motion, Articular / physiology
Recovery of Function
Risk Assessment
Treatment Outcome