Patient's question:
Yesterday, the child from Auntie's family, for some unknown reason, discovered a dislocation of the radial head. It was dislocated. The family was very worried. Could you please tell me what are the general clinical manifestations of this condition?Doctor's answer:
Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis: A history of upper traction injury to the child's wrist and hand, pain in the child's elbow joint, limited range of motion, and semi-flexion and internal rotation of the forearm. Lateral tenderness of the elbow joint should be diagnosed as a radial head subluxation. X-rays often fail to detect changes in the subluxation of the radial head. Reduction can be performed without anesthesia. The surgeon grasps the child's wrist with one hand and the elbow with the other, pressing the radial head with the thumb. The elbow is bent to 90 degrees. The forearm is gently rotated backward and inward, repeated several times, and the radial head can be realigned with gentle thumb pressure.