Re: Pain relief for radial head fractures
It's been my practice for some years now to aspirate an elbow joint if there
is a large effusion on X ray. I then instil a small amount of marcain 0.5%
and immobilise the joint. I'm not aware of any recent papers on this
subject. I heard of an SpR who was intending to study this but didn't find
out whether the study was completed.
Anyone aware of any studies. The technique does provide excellent pain
relief for selected patients.
Ray McGlone
A&E Lancaster
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