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Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
with prominent olecranon ... anterior interosseous nerve ... • ED Management ... Simple, DC with ortho ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
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 ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... trochlea (age 7), olecranon ... anterior interosseous nerve ... Type l, DC with ortho ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Elbow extension ... wrist dorsiflexion/finger ... #Peripheral #Nerve ... physicalexam #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
wrist dorsiflexion/finger ... external rotation → elbow ... #Peripheral #Nerve ... physicalexam #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
simple way to test ... the peripheral ... Ask your patient ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... #Hand #finger #
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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, median nerve injury ... injury) • ED Management ... reduction using finger ... Sugar tong • Ortho ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Septic Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS

A patient presents with fever to 102F and pain over her olecranon
Septic Olecranon ... fever to 102F and ... Bursitis #POCUS #Elbow ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK ... #Ortho
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
onto outstretched hand ... Exam: swollen elbow ... posterior interosseous nerve ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
no longer sitting ... onto outstretched hand ... , median nerve injury ... Sugar tong • Ortho ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK