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Case Report

Volume 5, Number 7, July 2014, pages 401-403

Interposed Free Bone Fragment in Dislocated Medial Epicondyle Fracture of the Elbow: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Radiograph obtained soon after the patient’s visit to the general physician (Watson-Jones type 3). Careful retrospective evaluation showed a free interposed bone fragment within the elbow (arrow).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Radiograph obtained after the primary operation. Careful retrospective evaluation showed a free interposed bone fragment within the elbow (arrow).
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Radiograph (left) and computed tomography imaging (right) 5 weeks after the primary operation. Note that congruity of the joint was abnormal on the radiograph. Computed tomography clearly showed the interposed bone fragment.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Removed free bone fragment. Neither cartilage nor muscle was observed in this 15 × 15 mm fragment.