Assertion: elbow's joint | /r/CapableOf | immobilize 5-10 days
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text: Closed reduction with splinting ensure patient has sufficient analgesia to allow for adequate muscle relaxation reduction maneuver requires a combination of: inline traction to improve coronal displacement forearm supination to shift the coronoid under the trochlea elbow flexion while placing direct pressure on tip of olecranon a palpable "clunk" can be appreciated after most reductions assess post reduction stability elbow is often unstable in extension elbow is often unstable to valgus stress test by stressing elbow with forearm in pronation to lock the lateral side place post-reduction posterior mold splint in flexion and appropriate forearm rotation splint in at least 90° of elbow flexion if LC L is disrupted - elbow will be more stable in pronation if MCL is disrupted - elbow will be more stable in supination obtain post-reduction radiographs if joint is concentric, immobilize (5-10 days) and start early therapy obtain repeat radiographs at 3-5 days and 10-14 days to confirm reduction