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Review of the Appearance of Ossification Centers in Children's Elbows
Determing if a child's elbow has a fracture or if you are looking at an ossification center is easier if you remember the mnemonic CRITOE. This is the order that the ossification centers appear:
- Capitellum 1 to 8 months
- Radial Head 3 to 5 years
- Internal (medial) Epicondyle 5 to 7 years
- Trochlea 7 to 9 years
- Olecranon 8 to 11 years
- External (Lateral) Epicondyle 11 to 14 yeras