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Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... • Mechanism: Fall ... anterior interosseous nerve ... can't make A-OK sign ... #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
• Mechanism: fall ... anterior interosseous nerve ... can't make A-OK sign ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay ... #Sports #MSK
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Elbow extension ... shoulder abduction → neck ... #Peripheral #Nerve ... #ULNT2 #ULTT2 #clinical ... #orthopedics #neurology
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... • Mechanism: Fall ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... #Radiology #XRay ... #MSK
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
external rotation → elbow ... extension → neck ... #Peripheral #Nerve ... #ULNT1 #ULTT1 #clinical ... #orthopedics #neurology
Tinel's Test of the Ulnar Nerve

Perform a Tinel's at the cubital tunnel by percussing the ulnar
Tinel's Test of ... #Sign #Ulnar #Nerve ... #elbow #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
Pathogenesis, clinical ... Structural damage to nerves ... Dislocation #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph walk ... determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... - Aortic - Peripheral ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic