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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
fracture • ED Management ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... MetroHealth_EM #RadialHead ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
lateral epicondyle > radial ... dislocation + radial ... fracture • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #MSK
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Thoracodorsal Nerve Elbow ... Extension C7 Radial ... Wrist Extension C6 Radial ... #MuscleGroups #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Neurology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... syndrome • ED Management ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
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 ... DC with orthopedic ... #MSK
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
normally elicits elbow ... #Test #Reflex #neurology ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #msk #sports #IRR ... #Radial
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
ligaments (prevent radial ... plate (prevents hyperextension ... tendon) • ED Management ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Who to block and who not to block? Guidelines for Emergency Regional Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic Injuries
Block
Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic ... energy distal radius ... shatt fracture • Elbow ... document detailed neurologic ... #Management #Regional