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== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:Gray329.png|thumb|Left elbow-joint with anterior and ulnar collateral ligaments]] | |||
[[File:Gray526.png|thumb|Arteries of the elbow]] | |||
[[File:Gray575.png|thumb|Veins of the elbow]] | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
{{Elbow DDX}} | {{Elbow DDX}} | ||
==Evaluation== | |||
[[File:Coude fp.png|thumb|Normal elbow xrays: lateral and AP]] | |||
===Workup=== | |||
*[[Elbow X-ray]] | |||
===Diagnosis=== | |||
*Typically based on a combination of plain films and clinical exam | |||
*May consider aspiration of bursa or joint when indicated | |||
===Radiograph-Positive Images=== | |||
<gallery mode="packed"> | |||
File:RadHeadFracMark.png|[[Radial head fracture]] | |||
File:PMC3967261 ORT-85-177-g001.png|[[Essex-Lopresti fracture]] | |||
File:OlecranonFracMark.png|[[Olecranon fracture]] | |||
File:Elbow dislocation lateral.jpg|[[Elbow dislocation]] | |||
File:Supracondylar09.jpg|Pediatric [[supracondylar fracture]] | |||
File:PMC4635321 rjv13301.png|Pediatric [[medial epicondyle fracture]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Management== | |||
==Disposition== | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Diagnoses by Body Part (Main)]] | *[[Diagnoses by Body Part (Main)]] | ||
==External Links== | |||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Orthopedics]] | [[Category:Orthopedics]] | ||
[[Category:Trauma]] | [[Category:Trauma]] | ||
[[Category:Misc/General]] | [[Category:Misc/General]] | ||
[[Category:Symptoms]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:37, 10 May 2023
Background
Differential Diagnosis
Elbow Diagnoses
Radiograph-Positive
- Distal humerus fracture
- Radial head fracture
- Capitellum fracture
- Olecranon fracture
- Elbow dislocation
Radiograph-Negative
- Biceps tendon rupture/dislocation
- Lateral epicondylitis
- Medial epicondylitis
- Olecranon bursitis (nonseptic)
- Pronator teres syndrome
- Septic bursitis
Pediatric
- Nursemaid's elbow
- Supracondylar fracture
- Lateral epicondyle fracture
- Medial epicondyle fracture
- Olecranon fracture
- Radial head fracture
- Salter-Harris fractures
Evaluation
Workup
Diagnosis
- Typically based on a combination of plain films and clinical exam
- May consider aspiration of bursa or joint when indicated
Radiograph-Positive Images
Pediatric supracondylar fracture
Pediatric medial epicondyle fracture
