#240 Elbow Pain: Straighten it out The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Returning guest expert Dr Ted Parks helps us get the elbow straight with a simple approach to common causes of elbow pain for primary care.  Listen as he guides Stuart through physical exam techniques (or watch them on YouTube) for epicondylitis and learn what the bursa is there for anyways. Find out what fracture you can treat in your office, why you shouldn’t stab straight into the olecranon bursa and when elbow pain should be referred.  Feel confident when your patient comes in with elbow pain!



Listeners can claim Free CE credit through VCU Health at http://curbsiders.vcuhealth.org/ (CME goes live at 0900 ET on the episode’s release date). 



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Credits Written and Produced by: Molly Heublein, MD Cover Art and Infographic: Edison Jyang Hosts: Stuart Brigham MD, Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Molly Heublein, MD Editor: Emi Okamoto, MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com (audio/video) Guest: Ted Parks, MD


 

 

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00:00 Intro, disclaimer, guest bio 04:00 Picks of the Week* Sponsor - Provider Solutions and Development https://curbsiders.vcuhealth.org/
09:50 Medial and lateral epicondylitis case, Elbow anatomy 13:00 Pathophysiology of epicondylitis, Epicondylitis exam, Epicondylitis treatment 34:11 Olecranon bursitis, Bursitis diagnosis and aspiration 46:12 Radial head fracture diagnosis, Radial head fracture treatment 55:30 Cubital tunnel nerve entrapment 57:45 Platelet rich plasma 60:39 Take home points, Plug and Outro 64:00 Bonus Pick of the Week Sponsor - VCU Health CE curbsiders.vcuhealth.org   

 

Goals Listeners will have a working differential of elbow complaints that commonly present in primary care, and understand how to diagnose these and initiate treatment.

 

Learning objectives After listening to this episode listeners will...

Perform an exam for medial and lateral epicondylitis. Describe treatment options for medial and lateral epicondylitis Identify when further evaluation for clinical olecranon bursitis beyond clinical exam is needed Explain how radial head fractures differ from most other fractures, and why casting or surgery is generally not needed.
 

Links* Molly’s Pick: The Warmth of Other Suns (book) by Isabel Wilkerson  Stuart’s Pick: The Fringe (TV show), JJ Abrams Practical Office Orthopedics (textbook) by Ted Parks, MD
 

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References Johnson GW, Cadwallader K, Scheffel SB, Epperly TD. Treatment of lateral epicondylitis. Am Fam Physician. 2007 Sep 15;76(6):843-8. PMID: 17910298. Simental-Mendía M, et al. Clinical efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis: a syste