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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
x-ray review alignment ... & posterior) and ... sail sign or posterior ... dislocation, scaphoid ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow ... interosseous nerve ... dislocation + radial ... #Dislocation #Posterior ... #Radiology #XRay
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
shaft with radial ... Exam: swollen elbow ... interosseous nerve ... #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
x-ray review alignment ... sail sign or posterior ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... interosseous nerve ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
muscle, tendon, ligaments ... on axillary x-ray ... Structural damage to nerves ... #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Xrays Check ... fat pad (sail sign ... A visible posterior ... head dislocation ... #Injuries #Xrays
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
the peripheral nerve ... Ask your patient ... ) 2) OK sign (anterior ... )" 6) Sign off ... #Hand #finger #Physicalexam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... nerve in the radial ... Anterior Shoulder ... Dislocation - May ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... The anterior fat ... called the “Sail sign ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... clinical #radiology #msk