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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Medial hand and elbow ... pain • + elbow ... flexion test • + Tinel ... sign over cubital ... #symptoms #msk
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
radiocapitellar lines ... anterior sail sign ... radiocapitellar line ... can't make A-OK sign ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Sulcus Sign on Shoulder Exam

Positive sulcus sign in a shoulder with multidirectional instability.

Downward force applied at
Sulcus Sign on Shoulder ... Positive sulcus sign ... applied at the elbow ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #msk
Muehrcke's Lines (Leukonychia striata)
Narrow while transverse lines (Not depressed, compared to Beau's lines). Usually 2 or
Muehrcke's Lines ... while transverse lines ... #Muehrckes #Lines ... #Fingernails #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Photo #Sign
Characteristic features of the rash are:

-Rough texture (like sandpaper)
-Worse in the skin folds e.g. groin, axilla,
folds (Pastia’s lines ... ) #Clinical #Dermatology ... #Peds #Pediatrics
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
the most common elbow ... commonly missed elbow ... radiocapitellar lines ... anterior sail sign ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Tinel's Test of the Ulnar Nerve

Perform a Tinel's at the cubital tunnel by percussing the ulnar
Tinel's Test of ... #Test #Sign #Ulnar ... #Nerve #elbow # ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #sports #msk
Christmas Tree Rash of Pityriasis rosea
 - small oval scaling patches
 - Christmas tree pattern
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lesion parallel to lines ... nummular eczema, tinea ... rosea #clinical #dermatology ... #photo #PhysicalExam
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Pediatric Elbow ... Injuries - Elbow ... fat pad (sail sign ... drsarahedwards #Elbow ... Radiology #peds #Pediatrics
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
Transverse lines ... (A) Beau’s lines ... (B) Mees’ lines ... are a typical sign ... Ridges #Clinical #PhysicalExam