Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2021 Aug;25(4):558-565. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1735468. Epub 2021 Oct 27.
The elbow is a complex joint, subject to a wide range of traumatic, inflammatory, metabolic and neoplastic insults. The pediatric elbow has several diagnostic pitfalls due to the normal developmental changes in children. Knowledge of these normal variants is essential for both diagnosis and management of their elbow injuries. Radiography remains the first imaging modality of choice. Magnetic resonance imaging is excellent in evaluating lesions within the bone and soft tissues. In this pictorial essay, we provide insights into pediatric elbow imaging, show a range of entities specific to the pediatric elbow, and discuss diagnostic pitfalls that result from normal elbow growth in children.
肘部是一个复杂的关节,易受到多种创伤、炎症、代谢和肿瘤性损伤的影响。由于儿童正常发育变化,小儿肘部有几个诊断陷阱。了解这些正常变异对于肘部损伤的诊断和治疗都至关重要。放射摄影仍然是首选的成像方式。磁共振成像在评估骨内和软组织病变方面非常出色。在这篇影像学文章中,我们深入了解小儿肘部影像学,展示一系列特定于小儿肘部的病变,并讨论由于儿童肘部正常生长而导致的诊断陷阱。