Elbow Flashcards
Amount of force % through radiocapitellar joint
Up to 60%
Functional elbow range
30-130
Functional pro sup
50 pro and sup for total of 100
Elbow fractures that involve the epicondyles
Extra articular
Gunstock deformity
Varus deformity of elbow after injury
Length of immobilization for olecranon pin placement
2 weeks pins in
2-3 weeks additional immobilization
Monteggias fx
Proximal third of ulna with anterior dislocation of radial head
How long should extremes of range be restricted after olecranon fracture fixation
4 weeks esp flexion
When to start firearm rotation after coronoid fx fixation
4 weeks
Post operative immobilization position for monteggias fx
90 with forearm supinated
Heavy lifting precautions after monteggias fx
6 months with no passive stretching either
When to initiate Arom for radial head fractures
1 week post op/ early with splinting for protection only
Splinting full time for 2 weeks leads to elbow contracture
Panners disease
Osteochondritis of the capitellum
Nursemaids elbow
Laxity stretch injury if annular ligament with radial head separation
CMRTOL 24589/10
Ossification centers Capitellum Med epi Radial head Trochlear Olecranon Lat epi