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Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
(if volar DIP dislocation ... Management: Digital ... • Splint: Finger ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
tendon distal to ... tender DIP joint ... Discharge with orthpedic ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Elson's Test - Extensor Digitorum Finger Examination

Elson's test evaluates for partial or complete tear of the
Digitorum Finger ... extend at the PIP ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
no longer sitting ... pain with wrist extension ... injury • ED Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
middle finger with ... palpating the ECU tendon ... Tendinitis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

1) Patient makes a fist with fingers wrapped around the thumb
2)
makes a fist with fingers ... extensor pollicis ... brevis tendons. ... physicalexam #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
Greater Trochanteric Bursa Injection 

Usually roll patient on side, find the most tender spot, approximately an
find the most tender ... approximately an extended hand ... Injection #clinical #video ... rheumatology #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #hip
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
Trigger Finger - ... one shown in the video ... perform active extension ... tenosynovitis #msk ... #physicalexam #orthopedics
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... dislocation, to ... Used acutely in management ... continuous extension ... #management #hardware
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
little, or pinky, finger ... of the hand, it ... #physicalexam #video ... #Orthopedics #Wrist ... #msk