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(New page: {{subpages}} The '''elbow joint''' is a "hinge joint connecting the forearm to the arm."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> ==Physical examination== Elbow fractures can be diagnosed on [[physical examina...)
 
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==Physical examination==
==Physical examination==
Elbow fractures can be diagnosed on [[physical examination]] by inability to full extend the elbow. The [[sensitivity and specificity]] is 92% and 61%.<ref name="pmid18324503">{{cite journal |author=Lamprakis A, Vlasis K, Siampou E, Grammatikopoulos I, Lionis C |title=Can elbow-extension test be used as an alternative to radiographs in primary care? |journal=Eur J Gen Pract |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=221–4 |year=2007 |pmid=18324503 |doi=10.1080/13814780701814820 |url=http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&doi=10.1080/13814780701814820 |issn=}}</ref>
Elbow fractures can be diagnosed on [[physical examination]] by inability to full extend the elbow. The [[sensitivity and specificity]] is 92% and 61%.<ref name="pmid18324503">{{cite journal |author=Lamprakis A, Vlasis K, Siampou E, Grammatikopoulos I, Lionis C |title=Can elbow-extension test be used as an alternative to radiographs in primary care? |journal=Eur J Gen Pract |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=221–4 |year=2007 |pmid=18324503 |doi=10.1080/13814780701814820 |url=http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&doi=10.1080/13814780701814820 |issn=}}</ref>
==Treatment==
===Medications===
Injections with [[corticosteroid]]s  and oral [[non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent]]s have similar effect.<ref  name="pmid19054817">{{cite journal| author=Gaujoux-Viala C,  Dougados  M, Gossec L| title=Efficacy and safety of steroid injections  for  shoulder and elbow tendonitis: a meta-analysis of randomised  controlled  trials. | journal=Ann Rheum Dis | year= 2009 | volume= 68 |  issue= 12 |  pages= 1843-9 | pmid=19054817
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The elbow joint is a "hinge joint connecting the forearm to the arm."[1]

Physical examination

Elbow fractures can be diagnosed on physical examination by inability to full extend the elbow. The sensitivity and specificity is 92% and 61%.[2]

Treatment

Medications

Injections with corticosteroids and oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents have similar effect.[3]

References