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Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
reduction of distal humerus ... fractures and elbow ... dislocations, complex ... abscess, and other procedures ... distal to the shoulder
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Interscalene Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Ultrasound-Guided ... : Interscalene Brachial ... proximal and mid-humerus ... fracture, reduction ... of shoulder dislocation
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
injuries: Axillary nerve ... depression in the humeral ... injection +/- procedural ... immobilizer • Ortho ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
olecranon relative to humerus ... anterior interosseous nerve ... injury (LCL > MCL), brachial ... pain control +/- procedural ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Humeral Head Growth Plate on POCUS

The humeral head is sitting in the glenoid without anterior or
anterior or posterior dislocation ... mistaken for a fracture ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Shoulder ... POCUS #Clinical #MSK ... #Ultrasound
Reduction of Patellar Dislocation 
Most patellar dislocations are lateral, and they often reduce on their own.
consider a femoral nerve ... the patient a knee ... crutches - they should ... #Procedure #MSK ... #Knee #Clinical
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate ("apple") should ... tea cup") which should ... , median nerve injury ... Sugar tong • Ortho ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior interosseous nerve ... most common), brachial ... Type l, DC with ortho ... #Elbow #Humerus ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Hippocratic Shoulder Reduction 
Shoulder reduction is the process of returning the shoulder to its normal position
dislocation. ... of associated fractures ... risk of axillary nerve ... #Reduction #MSK ... #PhysicalExam #Procedure
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... pulses and Ankle Brachial ... Common peroneal nerve ... extension, Tibial nerve ... #Injury #msk #clinical