assessment of elbow Flashcards
elbow flexion
150 deg (SOFT)
elbow extension
0 deg (HARD)
elbow pronation
80 deg (HARD)
elbow supination
80 deg
HU loose packed
70 deg flexion and 10 deg supination
HR loose packed
full extension and supination
PRUJ LP
70 deg flexion and 35 deg supination
HU CP
full extension
HR CP
90 deg flexion and slight supination
PRUJ CP
5 deg supination
HU capsular
flex > ext
HR capsular
flexion > ext
PRUJ capsular
supination > pronation
elbow extension test
supine or sitting
+ unable to fully extend elbow compared to unaffected side
supracondylar ridge
along lateral humerus
lateral epicondyle
most distal part of SCR
capitulum
deep to lateral epicondyle
radial head
distal to capitulum
moves with pro/sup
lateral collateral and annular ligament
connects capitulum and radial head
olecranon
posterior tip of elbow