How can you dislocate a radius?

Arm pulling: A dislocated radial head is commonly called the "nursemaid's elbow" and is a fairly common injury in toddlers. It is caused by pulling or jerking the arm (as in grabbing a fleeing toddler), pulling the radial head out of its place. It is easily treated and rarely leads to any further problems.

Depends: This would depend on the location (elbow or wrist) but is almost always related to trauma mostly falling on an outstretched arm.

Radial head: dislocation occurs at the elbow, in adults it is associated with fractures and ligament injury in the elbow. distal radial dislocation or a disruption the radioulnar joint ( really an ulnar dislocation ) can occur by itself, with a fracture or due to a chronic ligament or arthritis problem. Most who know will equate a radius dislocation with a severe elbow injury in adults. IN kids not the same

Trauma: Dislocation infers a loss in the normal relationship of the bones around a joint. The radius has three "joints"- the joint between the radius and the humerus at the elbow, the joint between the radius and the carpal bones at the wrist, and the joint between the radius and the ulna bone at the wrist. When a force is applied to theses areas, such as in a fall, Amy of these joints can dislocate.