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Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Hoffmann's sign (finger ... of the index finger ... indicating cervical injury ... #hand #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Superficialis Finger ... Evaluate the injured ... finger for flexion ... #hand #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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injury. ... • Colles (90% "dinner ... fracture, median nerve ... reduction using finger ... Colles #Distal #Radiology
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... by Nerve Root Levels ... Finger Flexion ... #SpinalCord #Injury ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Hyperextension injury ... tendon), mallet finger ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Dislocation #IPJoint #Radiology ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
: Hyperflexion injury ... that is fixed in flexion ... Discharge with orthpedic ... #Radiology #XRay ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
C8 Elbow: • Flexion ... C8 Wrist: • Flexion ... , C8 (radial) Finger ... spared in this injury ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
deformity, elbow is flexed ... anterior interosseous nerve ... ), ligamentous injury ... brachial artery injury ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology
OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

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

Patients with compromise of the ulnar nerve will not be able
Injury Patients ... second and third fingers ... #Injury #Hand # ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics