Common Elbow Conditions Flashcards
What is the most common cause of elbow dislocation?
FOOSH
What is closed reduction?
Reduction is the act of restoring the correct alignment of the elbow
What is the most common distal fracture of the humerus?
medial epicondyle fracture
What age group is a medial epicondyle fracture commonly seen in?
5-7 year olds
What are the neuro-vascular compromises of a supracondylar fracture of the distal humerus?
Radial pulse
Capillary return
Ability to do the OK sign
What is the commonest elbow fracture?
Radial head fracture
How is a radial neck fracture identified?
Fat pad sign on an x ray
What is another name for sublaxation of the elbow?
Pulled elbow
What is pulled elbow?
The radius in the lower arm has pulled away from its normal postion, the supporting ligament slips into the elbow joint and then the radial bone can not move back to its normal place
What is tendinitis?
Sudden trauma to tendon leading to inflammation
What is tendinosis?
- degeneration of the tendons are the commonest conditions affect the elbow
What does tennis elbow effect?
The tendons of the common extensor origin
What does golfers elbow effect?
The tendons of the common flexor origin
What is olecranon bursitis?
Pain, redness and swelling around the olecranon cause by inflammation of the elbow’s bursa
What causes gout crystals?
Disorder of nucleic acid metabolism leading to hyperuricaemia
