– See: – Adult Lateral Condylar Fractures – Pediatric Elbow – Discussion: – common frx in children (20% of pediatric elbow frx); – occurs most often between 6-10 yrs of age; – mechanism: fall on the outstretched arm w/ forearm in abduction & elbow in extension; … Read more
– See: – Frx of Medial Condyle in Adult: – Discussion: – rare injury; – look for medial sided pain; – unlike frx of medial epicondyle, elbow dislocation usually does not occur in this injury; – in the report by Leet AI, et al … Read more
– See: – Pediatric Frx of the Olecranon – Radial Head Fractures – Discussion: – low energy olecranon fractures: – most commonly occur in elderly patients, and result from indirect trauma; – fracture and results from a sudden pull of both the triceps and brachialis muscles; – frx begins at midpoint of trochlear notch and … Read more
– Discussion: – small fractures of the coronoid process itself are unimportant; – large coronoid fractures involve the distal articular surface of trochlear notch which can lead to significant instability of elbow in extension; – these frx require plate to neutralize forces across site of comminution; – frx … Read more
– Avulsion Fracture – Comminuted Fractures – Distal Olecranon Fracture: – Fracture Dislocations – Oblique Fractures – Surgical Approach: – Transverse Fractures
– Discussion: – refers to the blisters which from swollen skin overlying fractures; – most commonly arise over tibia, ankle, and elbow; – when fracture blisters are present at the time of surgery, wound complications will develop in the majority of patients; – when fracture blisters develop … Read more
– See: – Forearm Flexors – Swan Neck Deformity following Excision of FDS – FDS Laceration: – Anatomy: – origin: – humero-ulnar head: medial epicondyle of humerus by common tendon, ulnar collateral ligament of elbow & coronoid process of … Read more
Discussion: – 5-10% of all supracondylar frxs – occurs from fall w/ elbow flexed as it hits the ground; – posterior cortex fails first; – resulting frx has anterior displacement of the distal fragment in sagittal plane, and lateral/valgus displacement in coronal plane … Read more
– See: Forearm Flexors – Discussion: – origin: medial epicondyle of humerus; – anatomy at the wrist: – when pt flexes wrist & radially deviates his hand, tendon becomes prominent next to the palmaris longus; – FCR lies radial to the … Read more
– See: Forearm Flexors – Anatomy: – origin: 2 heads from medial epicondyle of humerus & medial border of olecranon; – insertion: palmar surface of pisiform, hamate, and bases of 5th metacarpal; – action: flexes and adducts the hand at the wrist; – synergists: flexor carpi radialis; … Read more