Definitive diagnosis of fracture-separation of the distal humeral epiphysis in neonates by ultrasonography.

Pediatr Radiol

Pediatric Imaging Department, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Beilinson Medical Campus, 14 Kaplan Street, Petah Tiqva 49202, Israel.

Published: July 1996

Fracture-separation of the distal humeral epiphysis in neonates is difficult to diagnose radiologically because the cartilaginous epiphysis is radiolucent. We report a case in which fracture-separation of the distal humeral epiphysis in a neonate was diagnosed with the help of ultrasonography, which provided a clear delineation of the injury.

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