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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
clinical findings • Posterior ... femoral head onto posterior ... shearing injury -> Ligaments ... Complications: • Inability ... #msk #diagnosis
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
elbow x-ray review alignment ... pads (anterior & posterior ... • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
anterior shoulder instability ... Differential diagnosis ... RHAGL) lesion: Posterior ... BHAGL): Avulsion fracture ... #msk
Posterior Drawer Test for PCL Injury on Knee Examination

The patient lays supine with the knee approximately
PCL Injury on Knee ... patient's toes to stabilize ... The test is positive ... Test #Cruciate #Ligament ... #orthopedics #msk
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
elbow x-ray review alignment ... syndrome • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Positive Posterior Drawer Test in Total Knee Arthroplasty 

73 yo M with hx of L TKA
Positive Posterior ... Test in Total Knee ... Flexion instability ... Intra-op: Fractured ... Drawer #Test #TKA #MSK
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
is difficult to diagnose ... context of complex knee ... cruciate ligament ... #Drawer #Test #Positive ... #Posterior #msk
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... KNEE DISLOCATIONS ... CLINICAL: instability ... drawers, and special ligament ... #Injury #msk #clinical
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
Ligament (PCL) ... test with the knee ... drawer test is positive ... #PCL #Injury #MSK ... classification #diagnosis
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
joint capsule. collateral ... ligaments (prevent ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK