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Honey, I Swung Our Kid

A three year old male presents after refusing to move his right arm. According to the patient’s father, this started shortly after they were playing together and he swung him around by his arms.

Honey, I Swung Our Kid

Author: John Sullivan, MD
Peer-Reviewer: Justine Ko, MD, CAQSM
Final Editor: Mark Hopkins, MD

A three year old male presents after refusing to move his right arm. According to the patient’s father, this started shortly after they were playing together and he swung him around by his arms.

 

Image 1. Case courtesy of Leonardo Lustosa, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 152640 [1].



References

[1] Lustosa L, Pulled elbow syndrome (illustration). Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-152640

[2] Welch R, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Radial Head Subluxation Among Young Children in the United States Associated With Consumer Products and Recreational Activities. Clinical Pediatrics. 2017;56(8):707-715. doi:10.1177/0009922816672451

[3] Genadry K, Monuteaux M, Neumann M, Lipsett S. Management and Outcomes of Children With Nursemaid’s Elbow. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2021;77(2):154-162.

[4] Macias CG, Wiebe R, Bothner K. History and radiographic findings associated with clinically suspected radial head subluxations. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2000; 16 (1): 22-25.

[5] Macias CG, Bothner J, Wiebe R. A comparison of supination/flexion to hyperpronation in the reduction of radial head subluxations. Pediatrics. 1998 Jul;102(1):e10. doi: 10.1542/peds.102.1.e10.

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