I was skateboarding and I fell and landed on my arm. Afterwards my arm felt numb for a few minutes but eventually stopped. Now it hurts to straighten and pivot my arm at the elbow. The pain seems to come from the bend in my elbow on the inner side closest to my body. My arm feels fine at rest and while bent. Did I tear something?
Significant injuries rrequire direct examination. Chipped bones at the elbow are pretty common and benefit from casting/immobilization. On the other hand, the really common injury is "hitting the funny bone". I'm probalby making my own webpage on this... none are really decent).Ulnar nerve. It's really exposed on the elbow. It gets hurt when it is hit. Mostly nothing is broken, but the inflammation lasts hours and decreases even before the next day. There would NOT be weakness, deformity, change in sensation for the mild stuff. Those (weakness, deformity, change in sensation) are some but not all of the signs for needing significant medical attention