Abstract
There are six secondary ossification centers in the elbow that regularly ossify in a predictable order. The mnemonic capitellum, radial head, internal epicondyle, trochlea, olecranon and external epicondyle (CRITOE) is used to identify the order of ossification. Knowledge of the order of ossification in useful to avoid mistaking an ossification center for a bony fragment in pediatric elbow injuries. Presented below is a case that deviates from the typical ossification order of CRITOE. A 5-year-old female presented with an ossified capitellum and internal epicondyle, but the radial head ossification was not present.
Published on: March 29, 2024
doi: 10.17756/micr.2024-103
Citation: Mofidi DM, Siddiqi L, Ross I. 2024. Skipped Ossification Center. J Med Imaging Case Rep 8(1): 12-13.
Downloads