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Fusion of elbow ossification centers

Fusion of elbow ossification centers
The secondary ossification centers fuse to create the mature bony elbow. The lateral epicondyle, trochlear, and capitellar centers fuse first; this unit then fuses with the distal humerus; the last fusion occurs at the medial epicondyle.
Reproduced with permission from DeLee, JC, Drez, D (Eds). Orthopaedic sports medicine: Principles and practice, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia 1994. Copyright © 1994 W.B. Saunders.
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