Although the precise mechanism of injury is unclear, the injury occurs in children who have fallen heavily with their arm trapped under the body. In his original description of the injury,<unk>  suggested that the injury occurred as a result of hyperextension of the elbow leading to fracture of the olecranon, with pronation of the forearm leading to the radial head dislocation.
Hume fracture
Bosworth fracture
Smith fracture
Rolando fracture
March fracture
Jefferson fracture
Holdsworth fracture
Monteggia fracture