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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
), coronoid or olecranon ... • ED Management ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
anatomic location of olecranon ... with prominent olecranon ... • ED Management ... Simple, DC with ortho ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... trochlea (age 7), olecranon ... syndrome • ED Management ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Type l, DC with ortho
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Exam: swollen elbow ... and forearm, limited ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... • Nonoperative managernent ... #Forearm #Ulnar
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Median Nerve Tension ... Neuropathy Elbow ... external rotation → forearm ... ULTT2 #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #neurology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Median Nerve Tension ... Shoulder abduction → forearm ... external rotation → elbow ... ULTT1 #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #neurology
Who to block and who not to block? Guidelines for Emergency Regional Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic Injuries
Block
Elbow fracture ... • Both bone forearm ... document detailed neurologic ... High emergency forearm ... #Orthopedics #Management