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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... onto outstretched hand ... • ED Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
olecranon relative to humerus ... lateral epicondyle > radial ... dislocation + radial ... • ED Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Pediatric Elbow ... Check the anterior humeral ... cortex of the humerus ... should have at ... head and neck should
Jerk Test for Glenohumeral Joint Posteroinferior Instability

The arm is held at 90 degrees abduction and internal
axial load to the elbow ... /clunk as the humeral ... another jerk/clunk ... #physicalexam #shoulder ... #msk #orthopedics
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... apposed to the humerus ... raised fat pads should ... #Head #Elbow #Fracture ... clinical #radiology #msk
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... syndrome • ED Management ... #Elbow #Humerus ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
reduction of distal humerus ... fractures and elbow ... large abscess, and ... distal to the shoulder ... ultrasound #anesthesia #pocus
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate ("apple") should ... tea cup") which should ... injuries: Carpal fracture ... styloid fracture ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... missing the radial ... onto outstretched hand ... Exam: swollen elbow ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Dislocation - ED Management ... depression in the humeral ... greater tuberosity fracture ... glenoid) • ED Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK