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The cubital fossa contains the following structures, from lateral to medial: radial nerve, tendon of the biceps muscle, brachial artery, and median nerve. This means that the radial nerve is the structure immediately lateral to the biceps tendon. Therefore, this is the correct answer.
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Radial nerve
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The cubital fossa contains the following structures, from lateral to medial: radial nerve, tendon of the biceps muscle, brachial artery, and median nerve. The median nerve is the most medial structure within the cubital fossa, therefore this answer is wrong.
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Median nerve
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The cubital fossa contains the following structures, from lateral to medial: radial nerve, tendon of the biceps muscle, brachial artery and median nerve. The pronator teres muscle forms the medial border of the fossa, therefore this answer is wrong.
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Pronator teres muscle
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The cubital fossa contains the following structures, from lateral to medial: radial nerve, tendon of the biceps muscle, brachial artery, and median nerve. The brachial artery is the structure immediately medial to the biceps muscle, while the brachial artery is more medical. Therefore, this answer is incorrect.
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Brachial artery
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The cubital fossa contains the following structures, from lateral to medial: radial nerve, tendon of the biceps muscle, brachial artery, and median nerve. The brachioradialis muscle forms the lateral border of the fossa. Therefore, this answer is incorrect.
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Brachioradialis muscle
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Chapter
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Fracture of the elbow joint
Topic
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Orthopaedics
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A 35-year-old man presents to A&E following a fall. It appears that he has fractured the right elbow joint. Imaging also reveals damage to the structure immediately lateral to the biceps tendon.

Which of the following structures has been damaged?
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