Elbow injuries are a common presentation to the Emergency Department. This pocket card reviews some the imaging, acute management, and some pearls for the following injuries: elbow dislocation, radial head subluxation, supracondylar fractures (such as the xray on the right), radial head fracture, epicondylitis, condyle fractures, and olecranon fracture. Thanks to Dr. Jonathon Hancock (Doctor’s Hospital orthopedist) for the expert peer review.
PV Card: Elbow Injuries
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Melody Glenn, MD
Emergency Physician
Highland Hospital
Sutter Delta Medical Center
Workit Health
Highland Hospital
Sutter Delta Medical Center
Workit Health
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Andy Little, DO
Associate Program Director, AdventHealth EM Residency
Host/Co-Founder, EM Over Easy Podcast
ALiEM Blog Editor
Host/Co-Founder, EM Over Easy Podcast
ALiEM Blog Editor
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Mary Haas, MD
Clinical Instructor and Education Fellow
Assistant Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Michigan/Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital
Assistant Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Michigan/Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital
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