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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines ... • ED Management ... Type I, DC with ortho ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... syndrome • ED Management ... Type l, DC with ortho ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
Boxer's Fracture ... sustained as "fight bites ... flexed 70-900 • Ortho ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
between all carpal bones ... Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... between all carpal bones ... Thumb spica • Ortho ... #Sports #MSK
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
radiocapitellar line ... Exam: swollen elbow ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Proximal #MSK
Septic Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS

A patient presents with fever to 102F and pain over her olecranon
An ultrasound over ... antibiotics is first line ... Bursitis #POCUS #Elbow ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK #Ortho
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... edema (“B-lines ... causing hypovolemia needing ... #algorithm #management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... fingers, wrist, elbow ... Tophi on extensor elbows ... not possible • Ultrasound ... of allopurinol; boxed
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
extends from the elbow ... and joins the bones ... interacts with the bones ... #subluxation #clinical ... Orthopedics #Wrist #msk