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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... non-displaced radial ... MetroHealth_EM #RadialHead ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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• Chauffer = radial ... Sugar tong • Ortho ... #Fracture #Forearm ... #Radial #Colles ... Distal #Radiology #XRay
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
Exam: swollen forearm ... supination • Ortho ... Galeazzi #Fracture #Forearm ... #Radius #Radial ... Distal #Radiology #XRay
Epicondylitis - Lateral: Focal epicondyle tenderness, decreased grip strength, pain with resisted wrist extension. Medial: Focal
Medial: Focal epicondyle ... wrist flexion and forearm ... Diagnosis #EM #Ortho ... #Sports #Epicondylitis ... #Lateral #Medial
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
injuries: Fractures (medial ... lateral epicondyle > radial ... dislocation + radial ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Radial Head Fracture Classification - I: Minimally displaced fracture ≤2 mm. II: Fracture fragment displaced >2
Radial Head Fracture ... IV: Associated elbow ... Diagnosis #EM #Ortho ... #Radial #RadialHead
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... and missing the radial ... Exam: swollen elbow ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... Ulnar #Radiology #XRay
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
x-ray review alignment ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Type l, DC with ortho ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay
Golfer’s Elbow Test

While supporting the elbow and palpating the medial epicondyle with one hand, the examiner
palpating the medial ... the patient's forearm ... reproduced at the medial ... epicondylitis #medial ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
, triquetrum), radial ... styloid fracture, median ... Sugar tong • Ortho ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #Sports