title: The evaluation and treatment of elbow injuries.
abstract: This article reviews elbow injuries that occur at the medial, lateral, anterior, and posterior aspects, including pediatric elbow injuries. A description, imaging, anatomy (where appropriate), mechanism of injury, physical examination, diagnostics, differential diagnosis, management, cause for referral to an orthopedic surgeon, controversies, and advancements in management for each type of injury are included.
authors.affiliation: South Bend-Notre Dame Sports Medicine Fellowship, South Bend, IN 46601, USA. mlavallee@memorialsb.org
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lavallee
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sears
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corrigan
mesh_terms: D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017885:Collateral Ligaments / Q000293:injuries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D020423:Median Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000092464:Elbow Injuries