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Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... • Mechanism: Fall ... onto outstretched hand ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... • Mechanism: Fall ... onto outstretched hand ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
• Mechanism: fall ... onto outstretched hand ... can't make A-OK sign ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM Res ... #Radiology #XRay ... Diagnosis #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of anterior interosseous nerve will not be able
interosseous nerve will ... Nerve #Injury #Finger ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Froment's Sign - Ulnar Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of the ulnar nerve will not be able
the ulnar nerve will ... third fingers, ... second fingers ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #msk #orthopedics
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
Pathogenesis, clinical ... on axillary x-ray ... Dislocation #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Positive Posterior Drawer Test in Total Knee Arthroplasty 

73 yo M with hx of L TKA
+ post drawer Xrays ... low profile box and ... Drawer #Test #TKA #MSK ... physicalexam #Positive #clinical ... #video
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... clinical judgement ... This post will focus ... Within the first few
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
extends from the elbow ... little, or pinky, finger ... #subluxation #clinical ... #physicalexam #video ... Orthopedics #Wrist #msk