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Acute dislocation of the elbow caused by a solitary osteochondroma of the proximal radius

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A young man presented with acute dislocation of the left elbow at the radio-capitellar articulation caused by trapping of the biceps tendon at the stalk of a solitary osteochondroma. There was no deformity of the ulna and radius shaft suggestive of a developmental growth disturbance of the forearm bones. Good reduction could be achieved by simple relocation of the biceps tendon. The osteochondroma was excised.

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  1. Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Yan Chai Hospital, Tsuen Wan, NT, Hong Kong, China

    Y. F. Leung, Shirley P. S. Ip, Allison Wong & W. Y. Ip

  2. Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, China

    Y. F. Leung, Shirley P. S. Ip, Allison Wong & W. Y. Ip

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Leung, Y.F., Ip, S.P.S., Wong, A. et al. Acute dislocation of the elbow caused by a solitary osteochondroma of the proximal radius. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 126, 131–133 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-005-0094-1

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