06-15-2009, 09:48 AM
A 2-year-old child presents to your office with his
mother. He hasn™t been using his right arm. According
to the mother, the child was unwilling to leave the
sandbox and a tug-of-war ensued, with the mother
eventually picking the child up by his forearm.
The LEAST likely cause of elbow pain in this
age group is:
A) Radial head subluxation.
B) Infection.
C) Occult fracture.
D) Medial epicondylitis.
mother. He hasn™t been using his right arm. According
to the mother, the child was unwilling to leave the
sandbox and a tug-of-war ensued, with the mother
eventually picking the child up by his forearm.
The LEAST likely cause of elbow pain in this
age group is:
A) Radial head subluxation.
B) Infection.
C) Occult fracture.
D) Medial epicondylitis.