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Positive Babinski Reflex with dorsiflexion of the big toe after stroking the sole of the foot.
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This extensor response ... is normal and infants ... and usually gives ... PhysicalExam #Primitive #pyramidal
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet finger, the extension ... of the terminal extensor ... Exam: Swollen and ... Diagnosis #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
lateral slips of the extensor ... phalanx to enable extension ... central slip of the extensor ... phalanx to enable extension ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Infantile Spasms 
Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis 
1) Flexor spasms: Sudden flexion of neck, trunk, arms, and
abdominal muscles 2) Extensor ... spasms: Abrupt extension ... of the neck and ... ) Mixed flexor-extensor ... arms, and extension
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
the other toes and ... patients with pyramidal ... video #reflex #pyramidal
Clarke's Test (Patellar Grind Test)

Indicates Patellofemoral dysfunction.
 - Patient with knee in extension. Push posterior on
Patient with knee in extension ... of patella then ask ... Patellofemoral #msk
Anatomic Snuff Box
 • 3 'P' Muscles - Abductor Pollicis Longus, Extensor Pollicis Brevis, Extensor Pollicis
Pollicis Longus, Extensor ... Pollicis Brevis, Extensor ... #Box #Anatomy #hand
Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
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Pain with passive extension ... Criteria #Sign #Hand ... #MSK #Diagnosis
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... to the lateral extensor ... to the central band ... of extensor tendon ... drdevradiology #Hand
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Resisted shoulder extension ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #MSK