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Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
anatomic location of olecranon ... with prominent olecranon ... anterior interosseous nerve ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Simple, DC with ortho
Infraspinatus scapular rotation test - Patient has pain when externally rotates shoulder against resistance (with elbow
scapular rotation test ... resistance (with elbow ... flexion) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... Infraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... #Test #ALiEM
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow ... trochlea (age 7), olecranon ... anterior interosseous nerve ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Type l, DC with ortho
Labral tear - Crank Test 1. Position patient's arm in 90 degree abduction and elbow flexion
Labral tear - Crank Test ... abduction and elbow ... arm #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Labral #Tear #RotatorCuff ... #Test #Crank #ALiEM
Labral tear - O'Brien Test - 1. Position patient's shoulder in 90 degree flexion, elbow extended,
tear - O'Brien Test ... degree flexion, elbow ... up) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Labral #Tear #RotatorCuff ... #Test #OBrien #
Septic Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS

A patient presents with fever to 102F and pain over her olecranon
Septic Olecranon ... pain over her olecranon ... What is the best ... Bursitis #POCUS #Elbow ... ultrasound #MSK #Ortho
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Test (Upper-Limb ... Neurodynamic Tests ... Neuropathy Elbow ... #Tension #Test ... #orthopedics #neurology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Median Nerve Tension ... Test (Upper-Limb ... Neurodynamic Tests ... external rotation → elbow ... #orthopedics #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Test downward eye ... Test if patient ... threat Cranial Nerves ... flexed at the elbow ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
the side of a nerve ... the patient's elbow ... the patient's elbow ... just above the olecranon ... Achilles reflex is best