Title |
Manipulative interventions for reducing pulled elbow in young children
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, January 2012
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd007759.pub3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Krul M, van der Wouden JC, van Suijlekom-Smit LW, Koes BW, Krul, Marjolein, van der Wouden, Johannes C, van Suijlekom-Smit, Lisette WA, Koes, Bart W |
Abstract |
Pulled elbow (nursemaid's elbow) is a common injury in young children. It results from a sudden pull on the arm, usually by an adult or taller person, which pulls the radius through the annular ligament, resulting in subluxation (partial dislocation) of the radial head. The child experiences sudden acute pain and loss of function in the affected arm. Pulled elbow is usually treated by manual reduction of the subluxed radial head. Various manoeuvres can be applied. Most textbooks recommend supination of the forearm, as opposed to pronation and other approaches. It is unclear which manoeuvre is most successful. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2009. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 7 | 47% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 13% |
India | 1 | 7% |
United States | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 4 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 10 | 67% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 20% |
Scientists | 2 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 5% |
United States | 3 | 5% |
Spain | 1 | 2% |
Canada | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 55 | 87% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 12 | 19% |
Student > Bachelor | 8 | 13% |
Researcher | 6 | 10% |
Lecturer | 4 | 6% |
Professor | 3 | 5% |
Other | 16 | 25% |
Unknown | 14 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 48% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 10% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 5% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
Psychology | 2 | 3% |
Other | 4 | 6% |
Unknown | 15 | 24% |