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A 47-year-old man presented with a painful lump at his right antecubital fossa and paraesthesia in his right hand. He gave a vague history of a simple fall four weeks previously. On examination, there was a tender, mobile lump subcutaneously in the right antecubital fossa, overlying the medial humeral epicondyle. Plain radiographs confirmed a grossly displaced radial head fracture. At surgery the joint was stable and the displaced radial head fragment was excised via a longitudinal incision. The ulnar nerve was seen to be intact. Following immobilisation for 2 weeks the patient regained excellent range of motion in the elbow and the paraesthesia resolved.
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McCarthy, T.A., Mullett, H. & McMahon, B. An unusual lump at the elbow. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 11, 127–128 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01682493
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