ELBOW ELBOW ANATOMY THERE ARE 3 BONES THAT
ELBOW:
ELBOW ANATOMY: • THERE ARE 3 BONES THAT MAKE UP THE ELBOW: • RADIUS • ULNA • HUMERUS
ELBOW BONEY LANDMARKS: • MEDIAL EPICONDYLE • LATERAL EPICONDYLE • OLECRANON PROCESS
ELBOW LIGAMENTS: • RADIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT • ULNAR COLLATERAL LIGAMENT • ANNULAR LIGAMENT
RADIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT: • LIGAMENT THAT CONNECTS THE RADIUS TO THE HUMERUS
ULNAR COLLATERAL LIGAMENT: • LIGAMENT CONNECTS THE ULNA TO THE HUMERUS
ANNULAR LIGAMENT: • LIGAMENT CONNECTS RADIUS AND ULNA • ASSISTS WITH ROTATION OF THE FOREARM
OLECRANON BURSA: • A BURSA IS A FLUID FILLED SAC USED AS PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN BODY PARTS
ELBOW INJURIES: • SPRAINS • STRAINS • HYPEREXTENSION • OLECRANON BURSITIS • LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS • MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS • FRACTURE • DISLOCATION
ELBOW SPRAINS: • INJURY TO A LIGAMENT
ELBOW STRAIN: • INJURY TO A MUSCLE OR A TENDON
ELBOW HYPEREXTENSION: • OVER-EXTENSION OF THE ELBOW JOINT CAUSING INJURY
OLECRANON BURSITIS: • INFLAMMATION OF THE OLECRANON BURSAE
LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS: • AKA TENNIS ELBOW! • OVERUSE INJURY TO THE TENDON CONNECTING TO THE LATERAL EPICONDYLE • THESE MUSCLES/TENDONS PERFORM SUPINATION
MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS: • AKA GOLFERS ELBOW • OVERUSE INJURY TO THE TENDON CONNECTING TO THE MEDIAL EPICONDYLE • THESE MUSCLES/TENDON S PERFORM
ELBOW FRACTURE: • BROKEN BONE TO ONE OF THE 3 BONES OF THE ELBOW
ELBOW DISLOCATION: • A SEPARATION OF BONES OF THE ELBOW
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