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Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
radiocapitellar lines ... anterior sail sign ... radiocapitellar line ... can't make A-OK sign ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
the most common elbow ... x-ray review alignment ... radiocapitellar lines ... anterior sail sign ... #Radiology #XRay
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Pediatric Elbow ... Xrays Check ... fat pad (sail sign ... #Injuries #Xrays ... Radiology #peds #Pediatrics
Muehrcke's Lines (Leukonychia striata)
Narrow while transverse lines (Not depressed, compared to Beau's lines). Usually 2 or
Muehrcke's Lines ... while transverse lines ... #Muehrckes #Lines ... #Fingernails #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Photo #Sign
Characteristic features of the rash are:

-Rough texture (like sandpaper)
-Worse in the skin folds e.g. groin, axilla,
folds (Pastia’s lines ... ) #Clinical #Dermatology ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Christmas Tree Rash of Pityriasis rosea
 - small oval scaling patches
 - Christmas tree pattern
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lesion parallel to lines ... nummular eczema, tinea ... rosea #clinical #dermatology ... #photo #PhysicalExam
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
Transverse lines ... (A) Beau’s lines ... (B) Mees’ lines ... are a typical sign ... Ridges #Clinical #PhysicalExam
Scarf Sign (Normal) on Physical Exam

The scarf sign is used to assess developmental age and muscle
Scarf Sign (Normal ... hypotonic infant, the elbow ... normal tone, the elbow ... #Scarf #Sign #PhysicalExam ... hypotonic #peds #pediatrics
Tinel's Test of the Ulnar Nerve

Perform a Tinel's at the cubital tunnel by percussing the ulnar
Tinel's Test of ... Nerve Perform a Tinel's ... #Test #Sign #Ulnar ... #Nerve #elbow # ... PhysicalExam #clinical
Mees' Lines
Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if
Mees' Lines Transverse ... while lines (usually ... #Mees #Lines #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Photo #Sign