elbow

Identified elbow

Records the organism, side and evidence used to identify this elbow.

1. Which organism and side does this elbow belong to? definition
2. What observation or anatomical reference supports identifying this structure as an elbow? provenance

Declared elbow boundary

Makes the anatomical extent of each assessment explicit.

1. Does this record concern the joint complex, the surrounding elbow region or a named subregion such as the olecranon area? boundary
2. Which observations belong instead to the upper arm, forearm, wrist or a separately modelled tissue? boundary

Documented joint configuration

Records the configuration of elbow articulations without inferring internal anatomy from external appearance.

1. What is documented about the humeroulnar, humeroradial and proximal radioulnar articulations, or their organism-specific counterparts? definition
2. Which examination, imaging report or operative record establishes any developmental, injury-related or surgical alteration? provenance

Stability and tissue evidence

Keeps documented ligament, capsule and tendon findings distinct from reported giving way.

1. Which elbow ligament, capsule or tendon findings are documented, and by what assessment? provenance
2. Is instability merely reported, formally assessed or unresolved, and under which elbow position and loading conditions? measurement

Measured motion

Preserves movement measurements and the conditions that determine their meaning.

1. What flexion and extension angles are recorded, using which zero convention, active or passive method and limiting factor? measurement
2. What pronation and supination are recorded, with which elbow position and control of compensating shoulder movement? measurement

Observed task response

Records performance and symptoms during a named task without assigning all upper-limb limitations to the elbow.

1. During a task such as bringing the hand to the mouth, pushing or carrying, what elbow position, load, duration and response were observed? measurement
2. What evidence distinguishes an elbow limitation from a shoulder, wrist, hand or whole-person limitation in that task? boundary

Localised state observation

Distinguishes subjective symptoms from observed findings and preserves anatomical location.

1. Where around the elbow are pain, swelling, skin changes, catching or other changes reported or observed? measurement
2. Who reported or observed each change, when, and under what resting or movement conditions? provenance

Elbow state trajectory

Records whether elbow observations are changing and how confidently assessments can be compared.

1. When did the elbow change begin, and what injury, activity change or intervention was reported around that time? provenance
2. How have symptoms, movement and task response changed across assessments with comparable methods and conditions? measurement

Applicable use restrictions

Links elbow-specific restrictions to an accountable source and review condition.

1. Which elbow movements, loads or tasks are permitted, restricted or awaiting assessment, and who established those conditions? action
2. When do those restrictions expire or require review, and what evidence is required to change them? action

Intervention context and follow-up

Records the elbow-facing purpose of a brace, support or intervention while linking detailed device or treatment records elsewhere.

1. What elbow support or intervention is in use, for what documented purpose, and under whose instructions? provenance
2. Which elbow observations and review conditions must be checked before continuing or changing its use? action

Kinds and varieties

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of elbow this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Identifiers and schemes

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of elbow this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Standards and regulation

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of elbow this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of elbow this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Typical measurements

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of elbow this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of elbow this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of elbow this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of elbow this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance