Normal Anatomy and Anatomical Variants of the Elbow

Tomsick, Scott D. M.D.
Petersen, Brian D. M.D.

Departments of ¹Radiology and ²Orthopaedics, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, Colorado,

Address for correspondence and reprint requests: Brian D. Petersen, M.D., Department of Radiology, University of Colorado-Denver, Leprino Office Bldg., Rm. 5-515, 12401 E. 17th Ave., MS L 954, Aurora, CO 80045 (e-mail: [email protected]).

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology 14(4):p 379-393, September 2010.

This article provides a brief review of the normal osseous, ligamentous, muscular, and neurovascular imaging anatomy of the elbow. Special attention is paid to the normal structures that may simulate pathology, as well as anatomical variants that may lead to pathology. This review will help clarify distinctions between normal anatomy and abnormal anatomy, as well as elucidate pathological consequences of a seemingly normal structure.