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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 ... #RadialHead #Radius ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
onto outstretched hand ... lateral epicondyle > radial ... dislocation + radial ... fracture • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Varus Stress Test for Radial (Lateral) Collateral Ligament Stability on Elbow Examination

Radial collateral ligament stability can
Stress Test for Radial ... Examination Radial ... Stress #Test #RCL #Radial ... #PhysicalExam # ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop - Radial ... Examination Left hand ... compression of the radial ... #Wrist #Drop #Radial ... #clinical #video
Modified Allen's Test - Collateral Hand Circulation
- Apply pressure to the radial and ulnar arteries
- Release
Test - Collateral Hand ... pressure to the radial ... return to the hand ... #circulation #physicalexam ... #video #vascular
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... missing the radial ... onto outstretched hand ... Exam: swollen elbow ... DC with orthopedic
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Tapping the radial ... wrist radial deviation ... as the inverted radial ... #physicalexam # ... #sports #IRR #Radial
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... onto outstretched hand ... syndrome • ED Management ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Adson's Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

To perform Adson's Test locate the radial pulse.
Have the patient take
Test locate the radial ... the painful If radial ... Outlet #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... #vascular #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Golfer’s Elbow Test

While supporting the elbow and palpating the medial epicondyle with one hand, the examiner
Golfer’s Elbow Test ... supporting the elbow ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk