II. Pathophysiology
- Injury typically occurs with overhead throwing (e.g. baseball, volleyball)
III. Symptoms
- Pop heard and felt at the medial elbow with provocative activity (e.g. overhead throwing)
- Immediate pain and Ecchymosis over the medial elbow
IV. Signs
- See Elbow Moving Valgus Stress Test
- See Elbow Milking Maneuver
- Medial joint line tenderness
- Palpate over the ulnar collateral ligament
- Efficacy
- Test Sensitivity: >81%
- Test Specificity: 22%
- Medial joint line instability
- Laxity on elbow valgus stress
- Joint space opens more than 3 mm without firm endpoint
- Compare to opposite elbow
V. Management
VI. Complications
- Valgus elbow instability
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Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
ICD9 | 841.1 |
ICD10 | S53.44 |
SnomedCT | 11382003, 209453007 |
English | Ulnar collateral ligament sprain, Sprn ulnar collateral lgmnt, sprain of ulnar collateral ligament (diagnosis), sprained ulnar collateral ligament, sprain of ulnar collateral ligament, Sprain ulnar collateral ligament, Sprain ulnar collat lig, Sprain of ulnar collateral ligament (disorder), Sprain of ulnar collateral ligament, Sprain ulnar collateral ligament (disorder) |
Dutch | collaterale ellepijpligamentverstuiking |
French | Entorse du ligament collatéral cubital |
German | ulnares Kollateralband, Verstauchung |
Italian | Distorsione del legamento collaterale ulnare |
Portuguese | Entorse do ligamento lateral interno do cotovelo |
Spanish | Esguince del ligamento colateral del cúbito, distensión de ligamento lateral cubital (trastorno), distensión de ligamento lateral cubital, distensión del ligamento colateral cubital (trastorno), distensión del ligamento colateral cubital, esguince de ligamento lateral cubital (trastorno), esguince de ligamento lateral cubital |
Japanese | 尺側側副靱帯捻挫, シャクソクソクフクジンタイネンザ |
Czech | Podvrtnutí postranního ulnárního vazu |
Hungarian | Collateralis ulnaris szalag rándulása |