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Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
with prominent olecranon ... injuries: Fractures (medial ... anterior interosseous nerve ... Simple, DC with ortho ... #Radiology #XRay
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
), coronoid or olecranon ... dislocation, scaphoid ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho ... #Radiology #XRay
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
trochlea (age 7), olecranon ... anterior interosseous nerve ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Type l, DC with ortho ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

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

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Median Nerve Tension ... To assess for Median ... external rotation → elbow ... PT_yuu_mizu628 #Median ... #orthopedics #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... to the radial nerve ... nerve distribution ... Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Perilunate Dislocation ... styloid fracture, median ... nerve injury ... Sugar tong • Ortho ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
with radial head dislocation ... Exam: swollen elbow ... posterior interosseous nerve ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... Ulnar #Radiology #XRay