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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
injury: - Jobe’s Test ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... Labral tear: ... #Impingement #ALiEM
Spiral fracture of the distal tibial shaft with 90 degrees of lateral angulation (so the lateral
90 degrees of lateral ... angulation (so the lateral ... fracture with mild lateral ... #maisonneuve #ortho ... #xray #radiology
Epicondylitis - Lateral: Focal epicondyle tenderness, decreased grip strength, pain with resisted wrist extension. Medial: Focal
Epicondylitis - Lateral ... Diagnosis #EM #Ortho ... Epicondylitis #Lateral ... #Tennis #Golf #ALiEM
Labral tear - Crank Test 1. Position patient's arm in 90 degree abduction and elbow flexion
Labral tear - Crank ... Test 1. ... arm #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Sports #Labral ... #Crank #ALiEM
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
duck sign" on lateral ... x-ray! ... duck sign" on lateral ... Splint: Volar • Ortho ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... Tenderness to lateral ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay
Labral tear - O'Brien Test - 1. Position patient's shoulder in 90 degree flexion, elbow extended,
Labral tear - O'Brien ... Test - 1. ... up) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Sports #Labral ... #OBrien #ALiEM
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
at an elbow x-ray ... radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Type l, DC with ortho ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay
Lateral pivot shift test: Valgus stress on knee plus internal/external rotation of knee during knee flexion
Lateral pivot shift ... test: Valgus stress ... LateralPivotShift #Test ... ACL #Knee #Exam #ALiEM
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
be visible on X-ray ... immediate pediatric ortho ... immediate pediatric ortho ... immediate pediatric ortho ... Mnemonic #Pediatrics #Peds