MSK II Exam 2 || All Answered Correctly

A ______ of the elbow occurs in the joint space and can be due to bone, cartilage, or soft tissue. correct answers Loose body / fragment List some potential causes of loose bodies in the joint space. correct answers - osteochondritis dissecans - acute trauma - OA How would a loose body in the elbow present/ what would the pt. complain of in the subjective exam? correct answers - Hx of sudden locking - will NOT be able to flex/ ext - fragments of radiograph How are loose bodies in the elbow managed? correct answers - High velocity low amplitude (HVLA) thrust - excision **manipulation first to move loose body around to alleviate pain ___________most often occur in children and presents as an "s" shaped deformity. MOI = FOOSH or fall onto flexed elbow correct answers supracondylar fx - transverse fx across humerus above condyles - distal fragment commonly displaced posteriorly Management for supracondylar fx. correct answers Non-displaced - immobilization (casted) - gradual return to activity Displaced - closed reduction or ORIF - immobilization - progressive ROM and strengthening _________occurs in the elderly or osteoporotic populations that is similar MOI and management as supracondylar fx. correct answers transcondylar fx - transverse fx through both condyles ___________ fx is recognized by is T or Y shape and are always "complex" fx correct answers intracondylar fx List the MOI, S/S, and management of an intracondylar fx correct answers MOI - excessive force through the olecranon - fall onto point of elbow (splits condyles)