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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! ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
head > coronoid ... dislocation + radial ... head fracture + ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... which has a name called ... #Head #Elbow #Fracture ... #trauma #clinical ... #radiology #msk
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Xrays Check ... head and neck should ... head dislocation ... #Injuries #Xrays ... peds #Pediatrics #clinical
Jerk Test for Glenohumeral Joint Posteroinferior Instability

The arm is held at 90 degrees abduction and internal
axial load to the elbow ... head slides off ... /clunk as it returns ... #Instability #clinical ... physicalexam #shoulder #msk
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... head (age 3), internal ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
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 ... Ulnar #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
POCUS for distal radius fracture reduction confirmation. 
Avoid unnecessary check x-ray trips by confirming reduction using
radius fracture ... unnecessary check x-ray ... @DrShukla14 #Clinical ... #POCUS #Radius ... #MSK
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
Radius Fracture ... Could also do X-ray ... #Fracture #POCUS ... #clinical #bone ... #msk #orthopedics