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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
Myelopathy - Injury ... cord - Signs and ... (early sign) ... weakness (late sign ... #symptoms #msk
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
to the lateral ... Terry thomas sign ... drdevradiology #Hand ... Fractures #XRay #Radiology ... #Wrist #differential
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
"Terry Thomas" sign ... • Due to injury ... ("Terry Thomas sign ... onto outstretched hand ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
duck sign" on lateral ... "pooping duck sign ... ulna, pain with wrist ... #Carpal #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
, median nerve injury ... • ED Management ... #Carpal #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
Hamate Fracture on Wrist ... with associated signs ... neurovascular injury ... Fracture #WristXRay #Radiology ... #MSK #Orthopedics
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... RV, McConnell's sign ... A4c #clinical #cardiology ... #McConnells #sign
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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: Pathogenesis and ... Findings Compression/injury ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
: Pathogenesis and ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... onto lateral hip Signs ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... pathophysiology #signs
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
to recall where the ... will be obvious; signs ... wrist, limited ... Radial #Distal #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #MSK