There's perhaps no joint in the human body so critical to daily function, yet so cast aside

as the humble elbow.

It seems all the love of the upper extremity is reserved for the shoulder, the wrist, and of course,

the precious hand.

But what about the unsung hero, the elbow, completely left behind?

Today, that changes. We now dedicate an

entire main episode podcast to the ED diagnosis and management of elbow injuries. We explore

the common search satisfying that too often occurs with these injuries, you know, the

missecond injury. We review the high-yield physical exam

maneuvers that we so often cut corners on. We clarify easy-to-miss x-ray findings. We open the

world of vascular, neurologic, and mechanical complications, and we help you confidently decide

on disposition. Is this podcast going to be high-intensity, life-saving EM gold?

Well, no.

Will it help you prevent bad functional outcomes and chronic disability or a chart review

by your chief?

You better believe it.

So, to help us become all-star diagnosticians and clinicians for our patients with elbow injuries, we have the mighty return of, you guessed it, Dr. Aaron Cial.

Most of you know them from the incredible Caste course, or from speaking at EMU, or from the multitude of EM cases episodes, my fave being the one that we did on knee injuries, Dr. C.L. I hear that you're actually speaking at

the essentials of EM this year. Yeah, that's kind of a nice surprise. Sure, in May, heading down to Vegas.

Awesome. Whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? Okay. So I told my wife.

All right. And joining us for the first time on EM cases.

It's my pleasure and honor to introduce to you,

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