Elbow dislocation

Elbow dislocation. Although not very common, the elbow is actually the second most commonly dislocated joint after the shoulder. The elbow is a much more stable joint than the shoulder so it takes considerable force to do this, and it is unsurprising that the injury is often associated with fractures (for example, of the coronoid process of the ulna or of the capitellum of the humerus). Almost all elbow dislocations occur in the posterior direction.