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Isolated Fracture Dislocation of Medial Humeral Condyle Without Elbow Dislocation: Mechanism of an Unreported Injury

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Dislocations of elbow are often associated with fractures in proximal radius and/or ulna. In adults, fracture dislocations involving humeral condyle are exceptional and have been reported only in association with lateral humeral Condyle. Medial condyle Fracture dislocations have not been reported in adults. We present a curious case of isolated fracture dislocation of medial humeral condyle in an adult in a setting of supracondylar—intercondylar fracture of distal humerus in which elbow joint remains in position, while medial condylar fracture fragment gets dislodged from olecranon notch. A possible mechanism of injury is explained.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Northern Railway Central Hospital, New Delhi, India

    R. K. Manocha, Rushama Tandon & Kritesh Mishra

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All authors have contributed to study design, collection andinterpretation of data, literature search, preparation of manuscript and proof reading. Study design: RKM, RT, KM. Data collection: RKM, RT, KM. Data interpretation: RKM, RT, KM. Literature search: RKM, RT, KM. Manuscript writing: RKM, RT, KM. Proof reading: RKM, RT, KM.

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Manocha, R.K., Tandon, R. & Mishra, K. Isolated Fracture Dislocation of Medial Humeral Condyle Without Elbow Dislocation: Mechanism of an Unreported Injury. JOIO 55 (Suppl 2), 486–492 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-021-00371-z

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