Skull crushers gone wrong
Authors: Peter Mitchell Martin, DO;
Peer Reviewer: R. “Max” Lystrup, MD, CAQ-SM
Editor: Alex Tomesch, MD, CAQ-SM
57 year-old weight-lifter presents after a painful pop in his left posterior elbow while doing elbow extensions. On exam he has significant posterior elbow bruising and weakness.
Figure 1: Peter Martin’s Images, AP and Lateral XR of patient’s left elbow
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