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- Title
Parental questionnaire study showed that annular ligament displacement was common in three-year-old children and almost a half had reoccurring episodes.
- Authors
Kimura, Masahiko; Taketani, Takeshi; Kurozawa, Youichi
- Abstract
<bold>Aim: </bold>This study sought to determine the incidence of annular ligament displacement (ALD), also known as nursemaid's elbow, in the first 3 years of life.<bold>Methods: </bold>A questionnaire was sent to 1098 families between August 2014 and July 2015 before their child attended a routine health check at 3 years of age in Izumo, Shimane prefecture, Japan. The questionnaire included a brief description about ALD, the age when ALD occurred and how the condition was managed.<bold>Results: </bold>We received 784 (71.4%) responses and these showed that 61 (7.8%) children had a history of ALD and 31 (51%) were girls. The incidence was 2.6%, calculated by multiplying the number of children by the 3-year observation period. The mean and median ages of the first ALD occurrence were both 25 months. In addition, 28 (46%) children with ALD had a recurrence and the mean number of ALD episodes was 1.8 (range 1-5). The total number of ALD episodes was 108, and of these, 33 (30%) were seen at the hospital emergency department and 17 (16%) spontaneously resolved.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>This study confirmed that ALD was a common occurrence in 3-year-old children and that there was a high rate of recurrence.
- Subjects
SUBLUXATION; ELBOW dislocation; FOREARM abnormalities; HOSPITAL patients; DISEASE relapse
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2018, Vol 107, Issue 11, p1983
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/apa.14422