Pinned elbow fracture. X-ray of the arm of an 84- year-old woman showing metal pins (white) supporting a comminuted fracture of the olecranon bone in her elbow joint. The olecranon is a bony prominence on the upper end of the ulna,one of the bones (grey,horizontal) in the lower arm. A comminuted fracture is one where the bone is broken into more than two pieces. It is usually caused by a crushing injury,and extensive trauma to the surrounding soft tissues is often seen. The pieces of bone have been re-aligned and pinned in place,to ensure that they heal properly. The elbow joint occurs where the radius (parallel to the ulna),ulna and humerus (upper left) meet | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Marazzi, Dr. P. |
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