How the elbow guides are written
Our writers
Analyze My Elbow content comes from the JointLens team, a small independent group that also maintains the elbow viewer. We are not elbow specialists, and there is no doctor reviewing pages behind the scenes. Guides are published in the name of the site so it is clear the team, and not a clinician, stands behind them.
Our use of AI
AI language models help us draft elbow guides and translate them. A person on the team edits every draft and checks the medical points against the sources listed on that page. The translated versions come from AI working on the English text, and the English text is the one we treat as authoritative. Separately, the analyzer uses several general-purpose AI models to describe the elbow images you choose; nobody checks those answers before they appear.
How we pick sources
We go to the original description of a classification where one exists, such as the Mason classification of radial head fractures. We also rely on peer-reviewed reviews indexed in PubMed, for example on tennis elbow and ulnar collateral ligament injuries in throwers, and on guidance from the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and the American College of Radiology. A Sources list on each medical page names the main references. Supplement and brace sellers are not sources.
Why this is not medical advice
An elbow guide explains terms you may find on a scan report. It does not diagnose you and it is not medical advice: only a clinician who examines your arm can say what the findings mean for you. A deformed elbow after a fall, or a hand that turns numb or cold, needs urgent care. The Medical Disclaimer has the full wording.
Review dates
Each guide shows its last update. We re-check an elbow page if a classification or guideline it relies on changes, or if a reader reports a problem. We do not promise a set review interval.
Report an error
If something on an elbow page looks wrong, tell us through the form below. Give the page address and the sentence you mean. We check it, correct confirmed errors and update the date on the page.
Your elbow images and privacy
Elbow MRI and X-ray files are read in your browser and not stored on our servers. An AI question sends only rendered pictures of the slices you selected and your message. The Privacy Policy explains the details.