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Chapter 3 - Examination of the Elbow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2022

By
Simon Booker ,
David Stanley  and
Amjid Ali
Edited by
Fazal Ali  and
Nick Harris
Fazal Ali
Affiliation:
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Nick Harris
Affiliation:
Spire Hospital, Leeds
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Summary

Examination of the elbow starts with standing the patient and observing the carrying angle and looking for deformity and scars. The process flows best when movements are performed next, followed by palpation. If there is tenderness over the epicondyles, then provocation tests are performed, on the lateral side for tennis elbow and on the medial side for golfer’s elbow. Lastly, instability tests are performed. The pivot shift test is explained in more detail later in this chapter.

Keywords

elbowimpingementinstabilitycarrying angletennis elbowcollateral ligament
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Orthopaedic Examination Techniques
A Practical Guide
 , pp. 35 - 49
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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