Elbow Fracture Differential Diagnoses
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| Ossification Centers | Age of Appearance, y |
| Capitellum | 1-2 |
| Radial head | 4-5 |
| Internal (medial) epicondyle | 4-5 |
| Trochlea | 8-10 |
| Olecranon | 8-9 |
| External (lateral) epicondyle | 10-11 |

