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Elbow dislocations represent the second most common dislocations in the adult group following shoulder dislocations, and the most common dislocations in the paediatric population [1]. The elbow is amazingly stable, relying more on bony anatomy configuration for stability rather than ligaments, thus considerable force is necessary to dislocate it [2, 3].
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Lasanianos, N.G., Giannoudi, M.P. (2015). Elbow Dislocation. In: Lasanianos, N., Kanakaris, N., Giannoudis, P. (eds) Trauma and Orthopaedic Classifications. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6572-9_17
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