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Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
fracture' • Ossification ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... head (age 3), internal ... olecranon (age 9) ... #MSK
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... anterior sail sign ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM Res ... #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow ... head > coronoid ... can't make A-OK sign ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM Res ... #Sports #MSK
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
disruption, peak age 9- ... will be obvious; signs ... control • Splint: Posterior ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... called the “Sail sign ... #Head #Elbow #Fracture ... #trauma #clinical ... #radiology #msk
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
fat pad (sail sign ... A visible posterior ... head and neck should ... head dislocation ... #Pediatrics #clinical
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Pathogenesis and clinical ... onto posterior ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #orthopedics
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... head dislocation ... Exam: swollen elbow ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM Res ... #Proximal #MSK
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... compression, often with pre-existing ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics