Divergent dislocation of the elbow in an 11-year-old child

In this report divergent dislocation of the elbow in an 11-year-old boy and its outcome is
presented. His right upper limb was trapped in a water irrigation machine and sustained an
extreme pronation thrust through the hyperextended elbow. He had also suffered from a segmental
fracture of both bones of the forearm and a fracture of the humerus. The median and ulnar nerves
were functionless at his presentation. Considering the 16 cases described in the literature,
different types of divergent dislocation of the elbow and the plausible mechanisms in producing
this type of injury are reviewed.