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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 ... head fracture! ... distal radioulnar joint ... #Orthopedics #MSK
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 ... head slides off ... #physicalexam #shoulder ... #msk #orthopedics
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Not all joint effusions ... should have at ... probability of a supracondylar ... head and neck should ... head dislocation
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow ... common elbow fracture ... head (age 3), internal ... #Fracture #Elbow ... #Orthopedics #MSK
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
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
dislocated major joint ... olecranon relative to humerus ... head > coronoid ... head fracture + ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
dislocated major joint ... Most common major joint ... depression in the humeral ... head), greater ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
transcondylar or supracondylar ... humerus in children ... • HEAD HALTER ... Applied from below elbow ... of ankle joint/