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Epicondylitis - Lateral: Focal epicondyle tenderness, decreased grip strength, pain with resisted wrist extension. Medial: Focal
Medial: Focal epicondyle ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Ortho #Sports #Epicondylitis ... #Lateral #Medial ... #Tennis #Golf #ALiEM
Elbow Injuries - Epicondyle Fracture (Medial) #EM #Ortho #Medial #Epicondyle #Fracture #Diagram #ALiEM
Elbow Injuries - ... Epicondyle Fracture ... (Medial) #EM #Ortho ... #Medial #Epicondyle ... Fracture #Diagram #ALiEM
Elbow Injuries Epicondyle Fracture (Lateral) - Milch Classification - Type I: Fx line is lateral to
Elbow Injuries Epicondyle ... groove #Diagnosis #EM ... #Ortho #Lateral ... #Epicondyle #Fracture ... Classification #ALiEM
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
anatomic location of olecranon ... with prominent olecranon ... /lateral epicondyle ... Simple, DC with ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... age 3), internal epicondyle ... trochlea (age 7), olecranon ... Type l, DC with ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
Tenderness to lateral ... ), coronoid or olecranon ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Radial Head Fracture Classification - I: Minimally displaced fracture ≤2 mm. II: Fracture fragment displaced >2
Radial Head Fracture ... IV: Associated elbow ... dislocation #Diagnosis #EM ... #Ortho #Radial ... Classification #ALiEM
Elbow arthrocentesis with POCUS 
Probe oriented transverse with obvious effusion in the olecranon fossa
Make sure your
Elbow arthrocentesis ... effusion in the olecranon ... your approach is lateral ... to avoid the medially ... arthrocentesis #POCUS #clinical
Labral tear - O'Brien Test - 1. Position patient's shoulder in 90 degree flexion, elbow extended,
Labral tear - O'Brien ... degree flexion, elbow ... degrees adducted (medial ... up) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Test #OBrien #ALiEM
Septic arthritis of the elbow on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

66M w painful, swollen R elbow
arthritis of the elbow ... seen between the lateral ... epicondyle and ... the radial head. ... #Joint #Clinical