Patient fell on an outstretched elbow.
Ultrasound showed a subtle fracture of the radial head. A haemarthrosis was present.
It is important always to ultrasound the interosseous membrane, best seen from the dorsal aspect.
This ultrasound showed a torn interosseous membrane. With slight compression on the dorsal aspect, the muscles were seen to bulge through the torn membrane. The right side was normal.
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why is important to image the inteross membrane ?
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if radial head has to be removed and inteross memb is torn a prosthetic head must be put in otherwise the radius will retract and you developed ulnar impaction