"S" deformity of the elbow with Gartland type III supracondylar fracture

(A) This 5-year-old girl fell on her fully extended left hand. Her elbow shows an "S" deformity and is displaced in the posterior direction similar to an older patient with a dislocated elbow.

(B) The radiograph shows a displaced supracondylar fracture with complete disruption of the anterior and posterior humeral periosteum.

Reproduced with permission from: Baskin M. Trauma: Extremeties. In: Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, Baskin M (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2004. Copyright © 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com.

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"S" deformity of the elbow with Gartland type III supracondylar fracture