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A bruised dimple on an injured elbow: what does it mean?
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Clinical introduction
An 8-year-old girl was brought to the emergency room complaining of severe pain and a deformity in her left elbow after falling off a trampoline with her hand outstretched. A cursory examination revealed a dimple and subcutaneous haematoma on the anterior portion of the distal arm but no apparent neurovascular defects (figure 1).
Question
What is the most likely diagnosis of the injury?
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Footnotes
Contributors All authors looked after the patients, wrote the manuscript and approved the submission of the current manuscript.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.