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Elbow Pain in Adolescents
Kevin deWeber, MD, FAAFP
Director, Tri-Service Sports Medicine Fellowship
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Goals
• Understand the history/mechanism of injury
• Develop a thorough differential diagnosis for a painful elbow
• Understand the findings to look for on physical exam
• Understand management and return to play criteria
• Know when to refer
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Case Study
11 year old Hispanic male complains of right elbow pain for the past 2 weeks. He states that the pain is present but better with rest, but worse when he pitches on his little league baseball team. He has been pitching for 2 years now, and started in a new league about 1 month ago.
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Other questions about his history?
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Other questions about his history?
Hand Dominance
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Other questions about his history?
Hand Dominance
Other sports participation
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Other questions about his history?
Hand Dominance
Other sports participation
Past trauma/injury history
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Other questions about his history?
Hand Dominance
Other sports participation
Past trauma/injury history
Number of pitches/type of pitches
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Other questions about his history?
Hand Dominance
Other sports participation
Past trauma/injury history
Number of pitches/type of pitchesHow many teams?
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Other questions about his history?
Hand Dominance
Other sports participation
Past trauma/injury history
Number of pitches/type of pitchesHow many teams?
Side arm or overhead pitcher?
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
UCL sprain/tear
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
UCL sprain/tear
Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
UCL sprain/tear
Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture
C8-T1 radiculopathy
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
UCL sprain/tear
Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture
C8-T1 radiculopathy
Ulnar neuritis
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
UCL sprain/tear
Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture
C8-T1 radiculopathyOsteochondrosis of medial epicondyle
Ulnar neuritis
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
UCL sprain/tear
Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture
C8-T1 radiculopathyOsteochondrosis of medial epicondyle
Ulnar neuritis
Medial epicondylitis (“golfer’s elbow”)
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
UCL sprain/tear
Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture
C8-T1 radiculopathyOsteochondrosis of medial epicondyle
Ulnar neuritis
Medial epicondylitis (“golfer’s elbow”)
Muscle strain/tear (flexor/pronator group)
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
UCL sprain/tear
Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture
C8-T1 radiculopathyOsteochondrosis of medial epicondyle
Ulnar neuritis
Medial epicondylitis (“golfer’s elbow”)
Muscle strain/tear (flexor/pronator group)
Fascial Compartment Syndrome
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
UCL sprain/tear
Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture
C8-T1 radiculopathyOsteochondrosis of medial epicondyle
Ulnar neuritis
Medial epicondylitis (“golfer’s elbow”)
Muscle strain/tear (flexor/pronator group)
Fascial Compartment Syndrome
Posteromedial olecranon osteophytosis
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
UCL sprain/tear
Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture
C8-T1 radiculopathyOsteochondrosis of medial epicondyle
Ulnar neuritis
Medial epicondylitis (“golfer’s elbow”)
Muscle strain/tear (flexor/pronator group)
Fascial Compartment Syndrome
Posteromedial olecranon osteophytosis
Septic arthritis
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DDx
What can cause elbow pain in the young athlete?
UCL sprain/tear
Medial epicondyle avulsion fracture
C8-T1 radiculopathyOsteochondrosis of medial epicondyle
Ulnar neuritis
Medial epicondylitis (“golfer’s elbow”)
Muscle strain/tear (flexor/pronator group)
Fascial Compartment Syndrome
Posteromedial olecranon osteophytosis
Septic arthritisTumor
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Physical Exam
Appearance
Palpation
Range of Motion
Provocative Tests
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• Slight swelling over medial epicondyle and tenderness to palpation. The UCL was also tender to palpation. There was some slight tenderness over the flexor bundle distally. There was no evidence of gross atrophy of the muscle.
• Strength was 5/5 with extension and supination, 4+/5 with pronation and flexion, limited by pain. Normal distal sensation, pulses. Negative Tinel’s with percussion of ulnar groove.
• Pain with valgus stress at 20 degrees, no laxity
• No neck tenderness, crepitus or step off, no gross shoulder pain or instability, nor any wrist/hand pathology noted.
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Are radiology studies necessary for diagnosis? Insidious onset: NO
Acute onset: YES
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Diagnosis?
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Little Leaguer’s Elbow
• Catch-all phrase for elbow pain in young throwing athletes
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Medial Epicondyle ApophysitisManagement
• Acute: control pain• “PRICEMM”• Relative rest• Modalities
• Ice, compression
• Brief medication
• Long-term : Rehabilitation• Non-painful ROM ex• Core strength and
shoulder strength• Gradual return to activity
• FROM and ADLs w/o pain• Easy throwing• Assess pitching
mechanics with professional
• Non-pitching position• Return to pitching
• 4-8 weeks
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Anatomy Review
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•Throwing creates predictable force loads across the elbow
–Medial elbow traction
–Lateral elbow compression
–Translational forces across the humerus and olecranon
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Clinical Features
• History• Insidious onset of pain, usually medial• Decreased accuracy or distance
• Physical• Tenderness in the medial, lateral or posterior elbow• +/- mild flexion contracture, esp w/ avulstion fx• Assess ulnar collateral ligament stability at 20° flexn• Distal neuro exam
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Medial physis widened
Medial apophyseal avulsion
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Osteochondritis of capitellum and
loose bodies
Loose bodies seen arthroscopically
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Sports Medicine Referral
Indications
• Unsure of dx or tx
• No improvement with appropriate, compliant therapy
• Lateral lesions
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Ortho ReferralIndications
• Hot Joint• Increased joint laxity• Fractures• Avulsed apophysis >5mm• Loose bodies causing ROM
deficits
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Prevention• Educate athlete, coaches, and family
• Sports activity no more than 9 months/year
• No sliders or curve balls <13 y/o
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Prevention2006 Little League pitching guidelines
• Restriction of pitches per game• Age 10 or under: 75/day• 11-12: 85/day• 13-16: 95/day• 17-18: 105/day
• Mandatory rest days after varying # of pitches• 1-25 pitches: 1 rest day• 26-50 pitches: 2 rest days• 51-75 pitches: 3 rest days• >75 pitches: 4 rest days
• Rest days if soreness develops• Regular strengthening program
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Take Home Messages
• Know full athletic history
• Bilateral x-rays
• Emphasize compliance
• EDUCATE EDUCATE EDUCATE
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QUESTIONS?