Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: 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.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.74689
Authors: Syarul Arwiz Sahruzaman, Norazian Kamisan
Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Language: English
Subfield: Rehabilitation
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404800743