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Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy Capitellum Trochlea Radial Head Olecranon S Capitellum [L. small head] ball-shaped Trochlea [Gr. pulley] spool-shaped Radial Head disc-shaped Olecranon [Gr. elbow] TROC CAP OLEC U L N A HEAD R A D I U S
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy OLECRANON CORACOID CORONOID ON H U M E R S L A N D I CAP L N TROC OLECRANON CORACOID CORONOID ON
Elbow Anatomy OLECRANON CORONOID CORONOID ON H U M E R S L A N D I CAP L N TROC OLECRANON CORONOID CORONOID ON
Olecranon & Radial Head Easy! Elbow Dislocations Olecranon & Radial Head Easy! Relocated AP View AP View Lateral View
Elbow Dislocations: Parallelism Relocated Relocated Dislocated Parallel Articular Surfaces Lack of Parallelism Parallel Articular Surfaces AP View Lateral View AP View
Olecranon & Radial Head Easy! Radial Head Only Can be very subtle Elbow Dislocations Olecranon & Radial Head Easy! Radial Head Only Can be very subtle
Keys to Examining Elbows 1) Radial Head points to Capitellum on all views 2) 3) 4)
Elbow Anatomy H U M E R S A D I CAP L N TROC
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy H U M E R S Radial Head points to Capitellum TROC CAP R A D I U S
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Radial Head points to Capitellum Elbow Anatomy Radial Head points to Capitellum
Congenital Radial Head Dislocation 4 year-old male No trauma Could not supinate arm Lateral AP Lateral Left Right
Olecranon & Radial Head Easy! Radial Head Only Can be very subtle Elbow Dislocations Olecranon & Radial Head Easy! Radial Head Only Can be very subtle
Monteggia Fracture 10 year-old female AP Lateral --------- Not a True Lateral True Lateral
Monteggia Fracture RADIUS HUMERUS CAP TROC CARPUS FALL ULNA
Monteggia Fracture RADIUS CAP CARPUS FALL HUMERUS TROC ULNA
Monteggia Fracture Post Reduction
Giovanni Battista Monteggia (1762-1815) Monteggia Fracture Giovanni Battista Monteggia (1762-1815) Greatest Italian Surgeon beginning 19th century Fx Prox 1/3 Ulna Ant Disloc Rad Head Hunter, Peltier, Lund RadioGraphics 2000:20;819-836
Monteggia Fracture Bado’s classification of Monteggia fractures Hunter, Peltier, Lund RadioGraphics 2000:20;819-836
Monteggia Fracture
Monteggia Fracture
Forearm Fractures RADIUS HUMERUS CAP TROC CARPUS FALL ULNA
Forearm Fractures : Galeazzi RADIUS HUMERUS CAP TROC CARPUS FALL ULNA
Galeazzi Fracture Riccardo Galeazzi (1866-1952) Developed Orthopedic Rehab in Italy Crippled soldiers/children wounded WWI Fracture Middle-Distal ⅓ Radius Dislocation of the Distal Radio-Ulnar Joint (DRUJ) Hunter, Peltier, Lund RadioGraphics 2000:20;819-836
Galeazzi Fracture << Monteggia Fracture Middle-Distal ⅓ Radius Dislocation of the Distal Radio-Ulnar Joint (DRUJ)
Monteggia vs Galeazzi: mnemonic HUMERUS ULNA CAP TROC CARPUS FALL RADIUS M MU/GR U G R RADIUS HUMERUS CAP TROC CARPUS FALL ULNA
Forearm Fractures : Nightstick Fx RADIUS HUMERUS CAP TROC CARPUS ULNA
Forearm Fractures : Nightstick Fx Chicago, 1968
Forearm Fractures : Nightstick Fx 2 months later
Both Bone Forearm Fracture Common in children Can look scary… …but should heal well “if both ends of the bone are in the same room” RADIUS HUMERUS CAP TROC CARPUS FALL ULNA
Both Bone Forearm Fracture 7 Months Later 12 year-old Male AP View Lateral View
Essex-Lopresti Fracture RADIUS HUMERUS CAP TROC CARPUS FALL IOM ULNA
Essex-Lopresti Fracture Peter Gordon Essex-Lopresti (1918-1951) British Surgeon, Air Borne Div, WWII Expert on Parachuting Injuries Classification scheme for Calcaneal Fxs Radial Head Fx w/ Disruption DRUJ Displaced Rad Head Fx Examine Wrist Closely Hunter, Peltier, Lund RadioGraphics 2000:20;819-836
Essex-Lopresti Fracture Lack of Parallelism Impacted, Comminuted Radial Head Fracture
Essex-Lopresti Fracture Radial Head Prosthesis Impacted, Comminuted Radial Head Fracture
Essex-Lopresti Fracture Post Radial Head Prosthesis Lack of Parallelism Parallel articular surfaces
Keys to Examining Elbows 1) Radial Head points to Capitellum on all views Fat Pads are your Friend 2) 3) 4)
Elbow Fat Pads H U M E R S L N A CAP D I
Elbow Fat Pads With a radial head fracture: M E R S Anterior Fad Pad (Coronoid Fossa) Posterior Fad Pad (Olecranon Fossa) U L N A R A D U I S Resnick fig22-15 Resnick fig22-16 CAP With a radial head fracture: Bleeding into joint (hemarthrosis) Elevates the Fat Pads
Elbow Fat Pads Normally, can’t see Posterior Fat Pad (tucked in olecranon fossa) Anytime you can see it, indicates it is displaced… probably by hemarthrosis H U M E R S U L N A R A D U I S CAP
Elbow Fat Pads Normally, can’t see Posterior Fat Pad (tucked in olecranon fossa) Anytime you can see it, indicates it is displaced… probably by hemarthrosis H U M E R S U L N A R A D U I S CAP
Keys to Examining Elbows 1) Radial Head points to Capitellum on all views Fat Pads are your Friend Most Radial Head Fractures are non-displaced and hard to see Adults = Radial Head Fracture 2) 3) 4)
Elevated Fat Pad = Radial Head Fx U M E R S Lateral U L N A R A D U I S Oblique CAP AP
Elevated Fat Pad = Radial Head Fx EXT ROT
Radial Neck is Outside Joint Capsule Radial Neck fracture does not cause a hemarthrosis, and does not elevate the fat pads. Resnick fig22-15
Radial Neck is Outside Joint Capsule No Fat Pad Elevation Resnick fig22-15
Keys to Examining Elbows 1) Radial Head points to Capitellum on all views Fat Pads are your Friend Adults = Radial Head Fracture Children = Supracondylar Fx 2) 3) 4)
Anatomy H U M E R S TROC CAP U L N A R A D I U S
: Ossification Centers Articular surfaces unossified at birth Anatomy : Ossification Centers H U M E R S Articular surfaces unossified at birth Ossify in order C R I T O E Capitellum Rad Head Int (med) Epi Trochlea Olecranon Ext (lat) Epi 2 year-old female …..2 …..4 ..6 …….8 …10 ..12 CAP U L N A R A D I U S
Elbow Fractures: Children M E R S Supracondylar Fracture 60% Elbow Fxs in Children SubtleGrossly Displaced CAP U L N A R A D I U S
Elbow Fractures: Children M E R S Supracondylar Fracture 60% Elbow Fxs in Children SubtleGrossly Displaced 2 year-old female CAP U L N A R A D I U S Right (painful side) Left (normal side)
Elbow Fractures: Children Supracondylar Fracture 60% Elbow Fxs in Children SubtleGrossly Displaced Right (painful side) Left (normal side)
Supracondylar Fracture Anterior Humeral Line Should pass thru middle Capitellum Right (painful side) Left (normal side)
Keys to Examining Elbows 1) Radial Head points to Capitellum on all views Fat Pads are your Friend Adults = Radial Head Fracture Children = Supracondylar Fx Anterior Humeral Line Should pass thru middle ⅓ Capitellum 2) 3) 4)
Supracondylar Fracture Day of injury After 2 weeks After 5 weeks 5 year-old female
Keys to Examining Elbows 1) Radial Head points to Capitellum on all views Fat Pads are your Friend Adults = Radial Head Fracture Children = Supracondylar Fx (Lateral Condyle Fx) Anterior Humeral Line Should pass thru middle ⅓ Capitellum 2) 3) 4)
Elbow Fractures: Children Lateral Condyle Fracture 2nd most common pediatric elbow Fx 20% of elbow injuries in children
Elbow Fractures: Children Lateral Condyle Fracture 2nd most common pediatric elbow Fx 20% of elbow injuries in children 6 year-old female Right (normal side) Left (painful side)
Keys to Examining Elbows 1) Radial Head points to Capitellum on all views Fat Pads are your Friend Adults = Radial Head Fracture Children = Supracondylar Fx (Lateral Condyle Fx) Anterior Humeral Line Should pass thru middle ⅓ Capitellum When in doubt, get the other side 2) 3) 4)
Elbow Fractures: Children C R I T O E Capitellum Rad Head Int (med) Epi Trochlea Olecranon Ext (lat) Epi …..2 …..4 ..6 …….8 …10 ..12 E I C R T 14 year-old male O
Elbow Fractures: Children Avulsion Medial Epicondyle “Little Leaguer’s Elbow” Traction common tendon flexor- pronator group Traction UCL Result of valgus stress Fall on out- stretched hand Violent throwing contractions Width of normal growth plate Abnormally widened growth plate 14 year-old male Right (normal side) Left (painful side)
Keys to Examining Elbows 1) Radial Head points to Capitellum on all views Fat Pads are your Friend Adults = Radial Head Fracture Children = Supracondylar Fx (Lateral Condyle Fx) Anterior Humeral Line Should pass thru middle ⅓ Capitellum When in doubt, get the other side 2) 3) 4)