Skipped Ossification Center

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Donna Mohseni Mofidi, Lubna Siddiqi and Ian Ross

Abstract

There are six secondary ossification centers in the elbow that regularly ossify in a predictable order. The mnemonic CRITOE is used to identify the order of ossification. CRITOE stands for: Capitellum, radial head, internal epicondyle, trochlea, olecranon and external epicondyle. 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.

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