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Elbow Extension Test | Olecranon Fracture Screening<\/h2>\nIn their multi-center validation study, Appelboam et al. (2008)<\/a> evaluated the Elbow Extension Test and found a sensitivity of 96.8% and a low specificity of 48.5% for the detection of elbow fractures in children from the age of 3 and adults combined.\n\nFor this reason, this test has a high clinical value to rule out elbow fractures in practice.\n
\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1TILxnuB4P0[\/embed]\n\n<\/div>\nTo perform this test, have your patient seated with exposed and supinated arms. Then ask him to flex his shoulders to 90\u00b0 and then fully extend and lock both elbows. Injured and uninjured sides are compared visually and those with equal extension are recorded as full extension.\n\nPatients who cannot fully extend their elbow after injury should be referred for radiography, as they have a nearly 50% chance of a fracture. For those, who are fully able to extend their elbow, radiography can be deferred if the practitioner is confident that an olecranon fracture is not present. Patients who do not undergo radiography should return if symptoms have not resolved within 7-10 days.\n\n \n\n[cta]\n\n \n\nIf you want to screen for fractures in other body parts, check out the list below:\n