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elbow extension test: a standalone construct

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elbowextension test1 CONSTRUCTElbow extension testAPPELBOAM · EMERGENCY MEDICINE

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Emergency medicine

a bedside sign in which inability to fully extend the elbow after injury indicates the need for radiography, with tested accuracy for ruling out fracture.

In emergency medicine, elbow extension test refers to a bedside sign in which inability to fully extend the elbow after injury indicates the need for radiography, with tested accuracy for ruling out fracture. This meaning comes from Appelboam (2008) in BMJ.[1]

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References

  1. Appelboam, A., Reuben, A. D., Benger, J. R., Beech, F., Dutson, J., Haig, S., Higginson, I., Klein, J. A., Roux, S. L., Saranga, S. S. M., Taylor, R., Vickery, J., Powell, R. J., & Lloyd, G. (2008). Elbow extension test to rule out elbow fracture: multicentre, prospective validation and observational study of diagnostic accuracy in adults and children. BMJ, 337(dec09 1), a2428-a2428. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2428

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