Elbow Flashcards
Lateral epicondylitis tests
Cozen’s
Mill’s
Middle finger test
Book lift test
Medial epicondylitis tests
Reverse Cozen’s
Reverse Mill’s
Pronator teres/median nerve tests
Tinel's wrist Thumb-index pinch Elbow flexion/sustained flexion test Pronator stretch test Sustained flexion test
Cubital tunnel/ulnar nerve tests
Tinel’s elbow
Wartenberg sign
Elbow joint type
Hinge: humeroulnar and humeroradial
Pivot: proximal radioulnar and humeralradial
Elbow AROM flexion
150
Elbow AROM extension
0 to -5
Elbow AROM pronation
80-90
Elbow AROM supination
90
Elbow flexion muscles
brachialis
biceps brachii
brachioradialis
Elbow extension muscles
triceps brachii
anconeus
Elbow pronation muscles
pronator teres
pronator quadratus
Elbow supination muscles
biceps brachii
supinator
Elbow normal end feel
F: soft tissue approximation
E: bony approximation
Pronation: bony approx. or ligamentous
Supination: ligamentous
Elbow abnormal end feel
Boggy –> joint effusion
Early myospasm –> acute injury
Late myospasm –> instability
Springy block –> loose body (osteochondritis dissecans)