What Is Nursemaid's Elbow? Nursemaid’s elbow is a common injury among toddlers and preschoolers. It happens when a ligament slips out of place and gets caught between two bones in the elbow joint.

Ouch. Luckily, it's said that toddler/nursemaid elbow generally doesn't happen when kids pass the age of 5 (maybe because they are too big a lump for us to swing then) and that prevention is pretty ...

Dr. J. captioned the video: 'Nursemaid's elbow (aka radial head subluxation) affects over 20,000 children per year in the US with over 80 per cent of those patients being between the ages of one ...

In the medical literature, the discussion of radial head subluxation (RHS) and nursemaid’s elbow may highlight the ability to diagnose and treat the injured patient without obtaining imaging studies.