Elbow Common Presentations: Pediatrics Flashcards
1
Q
nursemaids elbow
A
- traction dislocation of proximal radial head
- 2-3 yo
2
Q
history of nursemaids elbow
A
- critical for diagnosis
- report of longitudinal traction on extended elbow
3
Q
presentation of nursemaids elbow
A
- immediate pain
- holds arm at side, hand pronated
4
Q
treatment of nursemaids elbow
A
closed reduction with manipulation highly successful
5
Q
little league elbow
A
- pathologies of elbow joint in young throwers
- panners disease
- osteochondritis dessicans
- medial epicondyle stress or avulsion fracture
- medial apophysitis
- MCL rupture
- posterior osteophyte formation at tip of olecranon
