elbow dislocation

Joint forced apart

Elbow dislocation is an injury in which the bones of the forearm are forced out of alignment with the upper arm bone at the elbow joint.

It typically results from a fall onto an outstretched hand or direct trauma, causing visible deformity and severe pain.

Most dislocations are posterior, with the forearm bones displaced backward: The X-ray confirmed a posterior elbow dislocation.

Related
  • jointShared by multiple parties
  • armUpper body limb
  • bendCurve or flex
  • popFizzy drink, regionally
  • socketHollow receiving cavity

out of place · popped out · injury · orthopedic · fracture · ligament · reduction · splint · sling · swelling · pain · hyperextension · fall · trauma · bone · joint capsule · humerus · ulna

Opposites
type of elbow injury

elbow dislocationelbow fracture

Broken bone at arm joint

elbow sprain · ligament tear · bone break · tennis elbow · golfer's elbow

Family

elbow, dislocation, elbows, elbowed, elbowing, dislocate, dislocated, dislocating, dislocates

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