How To Use Olecranon In A Sentence
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With the elbow flexed at 90 degrees, the needle is inserted 0.5 cm into the skin between the olecranon and the medial epicondyle, and 3 to 5 ml of solution is injected.
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In injuries to the elbow, the most common type was contusion with laceration or bursitis around the olecranon bone; falling and a blow against the surface of the ice was a typical mechanism of injury.
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Bursitis of the elbow Bursitis in the elbow is often associated with the olecranon bursa,…
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Painless swelling of the posterior elbow at the outer tip of the olecranon in a patient complaining of repetitive friction to the elbow indicates olecranon bursitis.
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He developed various prosthetic devices, including a bi-cortical screw fixation for the olecranon.
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Tenderness of the triceps tendon is present at or just superior to the attachment on the olecranon and increases with extension performed under resistance.
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The Epitrochleo-anconæus, a small muscle often present runs from the back of the inner condyle to the olecranon, over the ulnar nerve.
IV. Myology. 7e. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Forearm
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The _flexor carpiulnaris_ (flexor metacarpi medius) has two heads of origin; one, the larger, originates from the epicondyle of the humerus and the other from the posterior surface of the olecranon.
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It is important to recognize that these injuries can occur in isolation or in association with other fractures of the distal part of the humerus, the radial head, or the olecranon.
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The ulnar nerve passes medial to the olecranon process and behind the medial epicondyle in the cubital tunnel.
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hyperextension" of the elbow joint, or release pitches with a supinated grip, they slam the ulnar olecranon processes into their humeral olecranon fossa (soft tissue), causing inflammation of the hyaline cartilage.
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Rehabilitation of the elbow with the arm in the horizontal or dependent position should be considered following excision of the olecranon, while varus and valgus orientations should be avoided.
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Here it pierces the medial intermuscular septum, runs obliquely across the medial head of the Triceps brachii, and descends to the groove between the medial epicondyle and the olecranon, accompanied by the superior ulnar collateral artery.
IX. Neurology. 6b. The Anterior Divisions
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Conclusion Biodegradable tension band is believed to be a good simple method for the treatment of ulnar Olecranon fractures needing not a second stage operation for removal of implants.
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Other locations include the ulnar aspects of the forearm, olecranon, and prepatellar bursae, Achilles tendons, and hands.
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The distal articular surface has a very wide medial epicondyle and the olecranon fossa is shallow.
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A typical injury associated with contusion was traumatic olecranon bursitis.
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When partial displacement (sub-luxation?) takes place at the elbow, either inside or outside, but the sharp point (olecranon?) remains in the cavity of the humerus, make extension in a straight line, and push the projecting parts backward and to the sides.
Instruments Of Reduction
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Common sites for bursitis include the pre-patellar bursa, the olecranon bursa, and the subacromial bursa.
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Valgus instability can be detected by applying valgus stress to the elbow at 20 [degrees] to 30 [degrees] of flexion to unlock the olecranon from its fossa.
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All three heads run into a common tendon that crosses the elbow joint and inserts on the olecranon process on the ulna bone in the Forearm.
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The normal end-feel in extension should be the firm sensation of bone contacting bone as the olecranon tip contacts the distal humerus in the olecranon fossa.
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Biceps and triceps skinfolds were measured at the level of nipple line and midway between the acromion process of the scapula and the olecranon process respectively.
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On physical examination, a swollen, fluid-filled sac is noted and palpated over the olecranon.
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It pierces the medial intermuscular septum, and descends on the surface of the medial head of the Triceps brachii to the space between the medial epicondyle and olecranon, accompanied by the ulnar nerve, and ends under the Flexor carpi ulnaris by anastomosing with the posterior ulnar recurrent, and inferior ulnar collateral.
VI. The Arteries. 4b. 2. The Brachial Artery
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In children, cuff bladder width should be at least 40 percent of the arm circumference halfway between the olecranon and acromion; the cuff should then cover 80 percent or more of the arm circumference.
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On physical examination, a swollen, fluid-filled sac is noted and palpated over the olecranon.
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A sesamoid bone is occasionally contained within the tendon of the triceps muscle proximal to the olecranon.
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It arises from the posterior surface of the medial epicondyle of the humerus and is inserted onto the olecranon process.
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Patients with long-standing gout may have tophi over the olecranon prominence, first metatarsal joints, or pinnae.
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In separation of the epiphysis there is a peculiar deformity of the posterior aspect of the joint, consisting of two projections -- one the olecranon, and the other the prominent capitellum with a scale of cartilage which it carries with it from the lateral condyle (R.W. Smith and E.H. Bennett).
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
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Essential landmarks to palpate before performing this injection are the soft tissue at the center of the triangle formed by the lateral olecranon, the head of the radius, and the lateral epicondyle.
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Occasionally, an olecranon bursa must be opened surgically.
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It may also be worth noting that the area of origin for the m triceps is extensive, and the olecranon process of the ulna is notably large.
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Patients with longstanding gout may have tophi over the olecranon prominence, first metatarsal joints, or pinnae.
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It passes medialward upon the Brachialis, and piercing the medial intermuscular septum, winds around the back of the humerus between the Triceps brachii and the bone, forming, by its junction with the profunda brachii, an arch above the olecranon fossa.
VI. The Arteries. 4b. 2. The Brachial Artery
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Clinical Relevance The olecranon is a key osseous constraint of the elbow.
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They occur in the lungs, heart, kidney, and dura mater, in addition to the extensor surface of the forearm, olecranon, Achilles tendons, and ischial area.
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If concomitant valgus extension overload with olecranon osteophytes is suspected, a vertical posterior capsulotomy is placed proximal to the fibers of the posterior band of the ulnar collateral ligament to expose the olecranon tip.
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Ulnar and radial ligamentous stabilities are assessed with the patient's forearm flexed at 20 degrees to unlock the olecranon from its fossa.
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Radiographs may show osteophytes of the olecranon tip and the medial wall of the olecranon fossa, hypertrophy of the olecranon and loose bodies.
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If the symptoms of olecranon bursitis are recurrent, corticosteroid injection may be performed.
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The elbow is swollen, the fore-arm is shortened, but the triangle between the olecranon, epitrochlear and epicondyle is preserved.
Chapter 8
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In the humerus, drill-mangabeys, drills and mandrills share a notably broad deltoid plane, a proximally extended supinator crest, a broad flange for the brachialis, and a narrow olecranon process with a deep lateral ridge, and there are also characters in the radius and ulna that unite these monkeys to the exclusion of their close relatives.
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The olecranon bursa may also be the site of infection, frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
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The olecranon is the bony landmark identified as the elbow in surface anatomy.
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The nerves of the joint are a twig from the ulnar, as it passes between the medial condyle and the olecranon; a filament from the musculocutaneous, and two from the median.
III. Syndesmology. 6d. Elbow-joint