Elbow joint effusion and the sail sign - radiology video tutorial (x-ray) 

Jess Breheret it's possible to have effusion without any fracture but in your case.. because of the notion of trauma. It's very likely you had a small fracture.. that just wasnt visible on the xray. It's what we call an occult(hidden) fracture. But being so small.. it heals fast.

Carabin33fr Hi , so it's been almost a year now and i sometime feel it ( its getting better ) ... but doing lifting exercices all year long i guess it's my fault it doesn't not heal so well .

@@jessbreheret came across this just now. I know it’s so many years later but any advice with this looking back. I have effusion in both elbows from a skating accident Wednesday. They couldn’t see a fracture either. I couldn’t move my arms really for first day but gained mobility the next two. My left is doing well, my right is more right, but both are very weak. With my left despite having some good range of motion back, I can’t squeeze really, and trying to twist things( bottle caps, etc) or pull things( deodorant cap) I can’t do because it’s tight in my elbow of course but also my forearms get a pain in them that reminds me of shin splints.

@@zacharywaynewatson8888 I regain full motion without pain 2-3 weeks of rest . YET i still have to this day , after 8 years, disconfort while doing some movement or resting on my elbow in some positions ... its really weird. My advice : Make sure a specialist is beeing thorough with your exams ... really insist !

@@jessbreheret alright, I appreciate you giving some feedback! I know the original comment was so long ago but thought I’d take a shot. Thank you again! It definitely is a strange injury. I’ve taken so many falls over my life and this was one wild.