Subluxation of the head of the radius; nursemaid's elbow.

Figure 1. Anatomical lesion of nursemaid’s elbow injury. The common names for the condition are descriptive the mechanisms types of damage (e.g., baby-sitter’s, nursemaid’s elbow, supermarket elbow, pulled elbow syndrome, temper tantrum elbow). A history is often enough to reach a diagnosis (child pulling away while being firmly held by the hand, or child being rolled or lifted by one arm) [1,2]. On child’s examination, the arm is held flaccidly with the elbow extended and wrist pronated, and the child resists any attempted supination of the arm [1]. Pain is usually radiated to the forearm, wrist and elbow, but there is little swelling or deformity. Radiographs usually unnecessary, but it shows a distal shift of the radius and are useful to exclude fracture or bone injury. After the radiograph had been taken (because the anteroposterior imaging view need for elbow supinated) many toddlers showed relief of symptoms [1,2].