What Causes Elbow Pain?

Dislocated Elbow

Elbow dislocation is a term used to describe when an individual's ulna and radius bones move out of their proper alignment with the humerus bone. The most common causes of elbow dislocation are from bracing the body against a fall and other traumatic injuries like those from an automobile accident. An individual with a dislocated elbow may experience symptoms such as swelling, inability to bend the arm, and severe pain in the elbow. Several complications can occur as a result of a dislocated elbow. Critical arteries and nerves in the arm run through the region around the elbow and can become severely damaged by the abnormal movement of the bones out of alignment. Signs that nerves and arteries have become damaged from a dislocated elbow include the absence of a pulse in the wrist and impaired sensation in the arm or hand.

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