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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clinical findings ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of anterior interosseous nerve will not be able
Nerve Injury ... interosseous nerve will ... #Finger #Hand # ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... #msk #orthopedics
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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• Mechanism: Fall ... onto outstretched hand ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... reduction using finger ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Pathophysiology ... DTR’s • Onset: Few ... complete paralysis of all ... Clinical Features
Pemberton's Sign - Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

The Pemberton maneuver is a physical examination tool used to demonstrate
- Thoracic Outlet ... facial congestion and ... cyanosis, as well ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #SVC #Syndrome
Froment's Sign - Ulnar Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of the ulnar nerve will not be able
Ulnar Nerve Injury ... the ulnar nerve will ... third fingers, ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... indicating cervical injury ... #reflex #clinical ... #hand #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... : Hyperflexion injury ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM Res ... Diagnosis #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
: Pathogenesis and ... clinical findings ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
• Mechanism: Fall ... onto outstretched hand ... brachial artery injury ... ), compartment syndrome ... #Orthopedics #MSK