Elbow Varus Instability Stress Test⎟Lateral Collateral Ligament

This is not medical advice. The content is intended as educational content for health care professionals and students. If you are a patient, seek care of a health care professional. The Elbow Varus instability Stress Test assesses for lateral collateral ligament (LCL) instability. The mechanism is essentially identical to that of the MCL test of the knee joint.

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[suganyarajmohan]

The elbow instability with varus and valgus forces is very inaccurate in my personal experience because a conscious patient will always flex their pronation teres or branchioradialis giving you a false indication that the joint is stabil. On MRT it is also very hard to see collateral ligament injuries. The main cause of elbow instability is trauma with joint dislocation, reduce all elbow dislocations (even those without fractures) under full anaesthesia and document the varus and valgus stress test in 20 to 30° flexion with X-rays in A.P.

[adders]

Your videos will be like gold dust come exam time!

[hayasekander]

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[Sparrow]

Short and sweet to the point! Thank you.

[kenjiro]

I suggest having multiple angles next time. This makes it easier for the audience for us to understand what you mean.

[hibajasim]

All the medical students should be here

[chakrhaview]

how can we reduce cubitus valgus ANGLE !?? ... plz reply ... and suggest some exercise !! plzzzz

[dr.m.hassanakbarpt]

Varus test (medial or internal rotation)

[benjiflanagan]

I thought the Varus force is adduction... Not Abduction, like it shown in this video? The subtitles don't match the correct direction used

[chandansahoo]

Sir army ya Navy mein cubitus varus ka angle kitna lete he

[helicart]

0:40 the subtitles say "ABDUCTION or Varus force". Obviously Abduction is wrong.

[nanasan]

I love your video, btw all PTs here are hot!

[johndaly]

Is the elbow placed into 30 degrees of flexion to put more stress on the LCL?

[madsprangsgaard]

By soft endfeel, what do you mean? the forearm hitting the stomach or?

[sameenamjad]

humerus  in lateral rotation ?? actually I have confusion about it...

[jyotikhatri]

I think you should say addiction or varus force