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Elbow Sprain Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have an elbow sprain and any of the following:

Elbow deformity
Inability to move the elbow
Forearm weakness

Inability to raise the wrist

Hand weakness (unilateral)

Weakness in the ring and little fingers
Weakness in the thumb and index finger

Hand numbness (unilateral)
Poor capillary refill of the fingers
Red streaks around a skin wound
Fever over 101 degrees F (38.3 C)
Worsening elbow pain
Worsening elbow redness
Worsening elbow swelling

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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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