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Elbow Ossification Centres: CRITOE

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CAPITELLUM

1

RADIAL HEAD

5

INTERNAL (medial) EPICONDYLE

7

TROCHLEA

10

OLECRANON

10

EXTERNAL (lateral) EPICONDYLE

11

Elbow ossification centres appear in a reliable order.

There is variability with timing, there is quite a marked sex difference with girls developing up to 2 years before boys.

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