Exam 3: Elbow Flashcards
(180 cards)
most common tendon involved with lateral epicondylagia
ECRB
is ERCB pure tendon or mix of muscle and tendon at the insertion
pure tendon (the other extensor muscles are a mix of muscle and tendon)
For tennis elbow, do advice and home programs appear to be as effective as clinical visit?
Yes
is there evidence for scapulothroacic impairment with lateral elbow pain
Yes
do treatments for lateral elbow pain have a long term, short term, or both effect
short term
commonly provided tx for lateral elbow pain
- stretching
- eccentric exercise
- concentric exercise
- high velocity ecc exercise
- low level laser over trigger points
- Extracorporal shock wave shows promise
- short term relief with splinting
true or false lateral elbow pain may be self limiting for 12-18 months
true
what is muscle is commonly involved with medial elbow pain
pronator teres
finding with medial elbow pain
Weak wrist flex, forearm pronation, or forceful grip
what kinds of other problems do people with medial elbow pain have
- carpal tunnel
- lateral elbow pain
- RTC issues
what condition starts as medial elbow pain then goes laterally?
medial elbow instability
what type of force causes medial elbow instability
valgus/lateral force to the elbow
what can medial epicondyalgia progress to
ulnar nerve involvement and instability
if excessive valgus motion with elbow in full extension what should you suspect
fracture or capsular rupture and tendon avulsion
most medial stability comes from what bundle of the MCL
anterior
as a group, bundles of the MCL are most slack in what position
70 degrees of flex
loose packed position of humero-ulnar joint
70 degrees of flexion, 10 degrees of supination
loose packed position of humero–radial joint
elbow extension and supination
loose packed position of the superior radio-ulnar joint
35 degrees supination and 70 degrees of elbow flexion
closed packed position of humero-ulnar joint
elbow extended and forearm supinated
closed packed position of the humero-radial joint
90 degrees of flexion adn forearm supinated
closed packed position of the superior radio-ulnar joint
5 degrees of supination
capsular pattern for OA at the elbow
flexion is more restrictive than extension AND pronation and supinaton equally involved
what is epiphysitis or lesion of the growth plate at the elbow
little league elbow