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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
, distal radioulnar ... • ED Management ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
humerus; simple = no fracture ... , complex = fracture ... associated injuries: Fractures ... + radial head fracture ... coronoid process fracture
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
Galeazzi Fracture ... Fracture of distal ... recall where the fracture ... • Fracture of ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Fracture • Most ... common elbow fracture ... cortex • If a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... Supracondylar #Fracture
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Monteggia Fracture ... Fracture of proximal ... recall where the fracture ... 4-10 • Ulna fracture ... #Monteggia #Fracture
Digital clubbing found in a 64 year old woman seen for pathological patellar fracture after a
Digital clubbing ... pathological patellar fracture ... a likely lung carcinoma ... #fingernails #clinical ... photo #pulmonary #physicalexam
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
associated with fractures ... irrespective of if a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... with the distal ... peds #Pediatrics #clinical
POCUS for distal radius fracture reduction confirmation. 
Avoid unnecessary check x-ray trips by confirming reduction using
POCUS for distal ... radius fracture ... @DrShukla14 #Clinical ... #Fracture #Reduction ... #MSK
Who to block and who not to block? Guidelines for Emergency Regional Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic Injuries
Block
• Low energy distal ... • Elbow fracture ... neurovascular injury or clinical ... #Orthopedics #Management ... #Regional #Anesthesia
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... joint needs to be clinically ... extensor tendon distal ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... #Orthopedics #MSK