School ager with elbow pain after fall on to outstretched hand

Musculoskeletal
Radiograph of supracondylar elbow fracture
AP radiograph of the elbow (left) shows a transverse lucent line in the distal humerus above the condyles. Lateral radiograph of the elbow (right) shows marked elevation of the anterior and posterior fat pads.

The diagnosis was supracondylar elbow fracture.

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