| Life- and limb-threatening conditions |
- Complicated fracture or dislocation with associated neurovascular compromise, open fracture, or compartment syndrome
- Septic arthritis
- Osteomyelitis
- Necrotizing cellulitis or fasciitis
- Stroke
- Bone tumor or malignancy (eg, osteogenic sarcoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia)
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| Common conditions |
- Radial head subluxation (pulled elbow)
- Fracture of the clavicle, humerus, or bones of the forearm
- Soft tissue injury
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| Other conditions |
- Vasoocclusive crisis in patient with sickle cell disease
- Hemarthrosis in patient with hemophilia or other bleeding disorder
- Systemic inflammatory process with arthritis (eg, collagen vascular disease, Lyme disease, inflammatory bowel disease)
- Conversion disorder
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Todd paralysis
- Complex migraine
- Acute flaccid myelitis
- Brachial plexus abnormality (eg, Erb or Klumpke palsy, brachial plexus impingement)
- Mononeuropathy
- Congenital syphilis (pseudoparalysis of Parrot)
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