Complex paediatric fracture dislocation of the elbow - A rare case report.

Traumatic elbow dislocation with concomitant fractures of the lateral condyle and the medial epicondyle in the paediatric population is an extremely rare injury. We are reporting a case of a locked fracture-dislocation of the elbow in an 11-year-old girl. The dislocation was treated by open reduction and the lateral condyle was surgically fixed.

Magnetic resonance imaging of the normal and injured lateral collateral ligaments of the ankle.

Background And Aims: To study the role of MR Imaging in evaluating both normal and injured lateral collateral ligaments of the ankle.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four patients with clinically diagnosed inversion injury to the ankle and 20 healthy volunteers underwent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the ankle with special emphasis on the lateral complex ligaments.

Results: The anterior talofibular (ATFL) and posterior talofibular ligaments (PTFL) were identified in 100% of the ankles of normal volunteers in the axial plane.