The anterior fat pad is readily seen (arrow); the posterior fat pad is not visible. A line drawn along the anterior cortex of the humerus intersects the capitellum in its middle third (solid line). A line drawn along the axis of the radius also passes through the center of the capitellum (dashed line).
Reproduced with permission from: Bachman D, Santora S. Orthopedic trauma. In: Textbook of pediatric emergency medicine, 5th ed, Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, Henretig FR (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006. Copyright © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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