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Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
tendons come together ... tendons attaches ... tendon), mallet ... tendon) • ED ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Achilles Tendon Rupture in Slow Motion

Caused by high speed knee extension with ankle dorsiflexion.

Dr. Boris Gojanovic
Achilles Tendon ... high speed knee extension ... #Achilles #Tendon ... #PhysicalExam #msk
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 ... tendon distal to ... Exam: Swollen and tender ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
Hyperreflexia (deep-tendon ... reflex responses ... signs #symptoms #msk
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
For each deep tendon ... The triceps tendon ... triceps muscle with extension ... The Achilles tendon ... forcible flexion or extension
Example of 4th wrist extensor compartment tenosynovitis, note marked synovial hypertrophy and effusion in the tendon
Example of 4th wrist extensor ... effusion in the tendon ... Ultrasound Site - MSK ... clinical #ultrasound #msk ... #pocus
Partial tear of subscapularis tendon on POCUS
The partial tear (hypoechoic) area is clearly seen in the
subscapularis tendon ... on POCUS The partial ... subscapularis tendon ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Corneal reflex ... • Gag reflex ... • Cough reflex ... decortication), abnormal extensor ... : • Deep tendon
Cornell's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Clinical sign in which scratching along the inner side
inner side of the extensor ... hallucis longus tendon ... elicits an extensor ... plantar reflex. ... #Cornells #Reflex
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
Tendon: Normal ... tendons as seen ... fibrils of the tendon ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas #