Olecranon information

The olecranon (/oʊˈlɛkrənɒn/, from Greek olene 'elbow', and kranon 'head'), is a large, thick, curved bony process on the proximal, posterior end of the...

Olecranon bursitis is a condition characterized by swelling, redness, and pain at the tip of the elbow. If the underlying cause is due to an infection...

olecranon fossa is a deep triangular depression on the posterior side of the humerus, superior to the trochlea. It provides space for the olecranon of...

Olecranon fracture is a fracture of the bony portion of the elbow. The injury is fairly common and often occurs following a fall or direct trauma to the...

elbow, the ulna has a bony process, the olecranon process, a hook-like structure that fits into the olecranon fossa of the humerus. This prevents hyperextension...

(trochlea and capitulum), and 3 fossae (radial fossa, coronoid fossa, and olecranon fossa). As well as its true anatomical neck, the constriction below the...

surrounds the elbow joint. The elbow includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon, the cubital fossa (also called the chelidon, or the elbow pit), and the...

"clergyman's knee" Trochanteric bursitis, giving pain over lateral aspect of hip Olecranon bursitis, "student's elbow", characterised by pain and swelling in the...

back part of the medial epicondyle; below, to the medial margin of the olecranon. Between these two bands a few intermediate fibers descend from the medial...

Examples include the prepatellar bursa located over the kneecap and the olecranon bursa at the tip of the elbow. A submuscular bursa is found between a...

functional roles." The fibers converge to a single tendon to insert onto the olecranon process of the ulna (though some research indicates that there may be...

and ganglia. For example: Low back pain Tennis elbow Golfer's elbow Olecranon bursitis Following are examples of methods of diagnosis able to be performed...

the ulna in the arm) as part of the elbow joint. It is formed by the olecranon and the coronoid process. About the middle of either side of this notch...

forearm. The anconeus muscle can easily be palpated just lateral to the olecranon process of the ulna. Anconeus originates on the posterior surface of the...

flexor tendon. The ulnar head originates from the medial margin of the olecranon of the ulna and the upper two-thirds of the dorsal border of the ulna...

and into the lateral & caudal side of the olecranon, from the humerus and into the lateral side of the olecranon, and from the medial side of the humerus...

Hume fracture is an injury of the elbow comprising a fracture of the olecranon with an associated anterior dislocation of the radial head which occurs...

Details Origin Humeral head: Lateral epicondyle of the humerus. Ulnar head: Olecranon, posterior surface of ulna, antebrachial fascia Insertion 5th metacarpal...

ulnar neuropathy. Among the causes of ulnar neuropathy are the following- Olecranon fractures Distal humerus fractures Medial epicondylar fractures Valgus...

blunt-force trauma to the face, head, breasts, and left elbow, with her olecranon sustaining multiple fractures. Her genitalia and rectum had been torn...

radial sulcus) medial head: posterior humerus - (below radial sulcus) olecranon of ulna deep artery of arm radial nerve extends forearm, adducts shoulder...

passes to the elbow joint while the ulnar nerve is passing between the olecranon and medial epicondyle of the humerus In the forearm, via the muscular...

requires orthopaedic input. The posterior fat pad is normally pressed in the olecranon fossa by the triceps tendon, and hence invisible on lateral radiograph...

villonodular synovitis Tenosynovial giant cell tumor Bursopathy Bursitis Olecranon Prepatellar Trochanteric Subacromial Achilles Retrocalcaneal Ischial Iliopsoas...

are untreated for five years, often in the helix of the ear, over the olecranon processes, or on the Achilles tendons. With aggressive treatment, they...

dislocation of the head of the radius Hume fracture – a fracture of the olecranon with an associated anterior dislocation of the radial head Radius fracture...