Publication
Title
Panners disease : the vacuum phenomenon revisited
Author
Abstract
A seven-year-old boy presented with pain in his left elbow with a subtle swelling following a fall. There was a limited range of motion, mostly an extension deficit of the elbow. Conventional radiography (CR) of the left elbow (Figure 1) revealed joint effusion (asterisk) and irregular delineation of the articular contour of the capitellum with a radiolucent line in the subchondral bone (black arrows). There was also faint sclerosis of the capitellum (white arrows). Subsequent cone beam computed tomography (CT) (Figure 2) depicted a crescent-shaped subchondral vacuum phenomenon in the capitellum (black arrows). The diagnosis of Panners disease was made and the patient was treated conservatively, with rest, temporary immobilization and subsequent remobilization. The clinical follow-up was uneventful.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology / Belgian Society of Radiology
Publication
London : Ubiquity press ltd , 2018
ISSN
2514-8281
DOI
10.5334/JBSR.1647
Volume/pages
102 :1 (2018) , 2 p.
Article Reference
67
ISI
000484063900026
Pubmed ID
30483677
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Publication type
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 15.10.2018
Last edited 04.03.2024
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