NMS3 Elbow Orthos

Question 1

Pt seated, arm at side w/elbow flexed to 90 degrees. Instruct patient to make a fist, pronate and extend wrist. Stabilize patient’s forearm and stress wrist downward.

Answer 1

Cozen’s test

Question 2

Pain in lateral elbow during Cozen’s test indicates?

Answer 2

Lateral epicondylitis

Question 3

Pt seated with arm at side, elbow flexed to 90 degrees. Intern flexes and pronates the patient’s wrist while extending the elbow all in a smooth motion.

Answer 3

Mill’s test

Question 4

Pt seated or standing. Arm flexed to 90 degrees, holding a dynamometer in hand w/wrist slightly extended. Patient squeezes, note grip strength. Then squeeze patient’s forearm just distal to lateral epicondyle and have them squeeze again, noting grip strength.

Answer 4

Kaplan’s Sign

Question 5

Pt seated. Grasp patient’s hand and supinate and extend wrist. Then lift up on elbow to fully extend it. Looking for pain near medial elbow.

Answer 5

Medial epicondylitis test

Question 6

Pt seated. With fingertips, tap ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel (posterior elbow/distal humerus)

Answer 6

Tinel’s Sign