Elbow for Joint Injection

OVERVIEW

• Easy-to-use Feedback Console: LEDs light up when correct injection sites have been acquired, point of maximal tenderness has been palpated and when the ulnar nerve has been hit

REALISM

• Flexed right elbow, which rotates on the stand

VERSATILITY

• Supplied with ‘No Trace’ marker (non-permanent rapidly fading ink) for illustrating underlying anatomical landmarks
• NB: Not suitable for ultrasound use

SAFETY

• Latex-free

SKILLS GAINED

• Patient posture and management
• Palpation techniques
• Identifying anatomical landmarks and painful areas
• Injections for:
  • Tennis Elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
  • Golfer’s Elbow (medial epicondylitis)
• Training in fan or cone infiltration techniques

EVIDENCE

Musculoskeletal Injection Skills Competency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents: A Method for Development and Assessment.
Cuccurullo, S. M. B., David DO; Petagna, Ann Marie MA, PT; Platt, Heather BS; Strax, Thomas E. MD (2004). "Musculoskeletal Injection Skills Competency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents: A Method for Development and Assessment." American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 83(6)(June 2004): 479-485.

An Instructional Program to Facilitate Teaching Joint/Soft-tissue Injection and Aspiration.
Vogelgesang, S. A. K., Theresa M.; Kreiter, Clarence D. (2002). "An Instructional Program to Facilitate Teaching Joint/Soft-tissue Injection and Aspiration." Journal of General Internal Medicine 17(6): 441-445.