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| A 54-year old male tennis player presents with pain in the lateral aspect of the right elbow. This pain is worse when he attempts a backhand shot. On examination, there is marked tenderness just distal to the lateral humeral epicondyle. Mills test is positive. |
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| A 13-year old teen complains of pain in his right elbow when he throws a baseball. There is tenderness over the lateral epicondyle. What is the diagnosis? |
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| A 35-year old male golfer presents with pain over the medial aspect of the elbow which is worse when driving the ball. On examination, there is tenderness on palpation just distal to the medial humeral epicondyle. The reverse Cozen test is positive. |
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| A 5-year old child presents with a painful right elbow. The mother says that the child was attempting to cross a busy road and she grabbed hold of his hand and quickly pulled him back. Since then the child has refused to move the elbow. On examination, the child’s right elbow is partly flexed and slightly pronated. An x-ray of the elbow shows a subluxation of the proximal radioulnar joint. |
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| A 19-year old female roller blade skater presents with pain in the posterior aspect of the elbow after injuring it during a roller derby. On examination, she is unable to fully extend the elbow. A tuning fork applied to the olecranon causes pain. |
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| A 34-year old miner complains of a painful swollen right elbow. On examination, there is a painful swelling between the skin and the olecranon process just distal to the point of the elbow. The swelling is warm to the touch and soft. What is the diagnosis? |
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| A 23-year old body builder presents with pain at the tip of his elbow after his exercises yesterday. There is tenderness in his right olecranon fossa which is worse on extension from a flexed elbow position. What is your diagnosis? |
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