Un esguince de codo es una lesión en uno o más de los ligamentos alrededor del codo. Los ligamentos del codo son bandas resistentes de tejido que conectan los huesos de la parte superior del brazo y la parte inferior del brazo alrededor de la articulación del codo. Un esguince de codo generalmente ocurre cuando el brazo experimenta un estiramiento repentino y enérgico durante la actividad física o un accidente.

Rareza: Común

Síntomas

Dolor
Dolor
Hinchazón
Dificultad para doblar y extender el codo

Tratamiento

Debe poner hielo y descansar el codo usando el método RICE (descanso, hielo, use compresión y elévelo). Si el dolor es demasiado intenso, el uso de AINE como el ibuprofeno puede aliviar el dolor.

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Jeffrey M. Rothschild, MD, MPH.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Dr. Rothschild has been a faculty member at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He currently practices as a hospitalist at Newton Wellesley Hospital. In 1978, Dr. Rothschild received his MD at the Medical College of Wisconsin and trained in internal medicine followed by a fellowship in critical care medicine. He also received an MP...

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