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Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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• Colles (90% "dinner ... variable gross wrist ... ) • ED Management ... reduction using finger ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... dorsally and no longer ... sit in lunate "tea ... , median nerve injury ... • ED Management
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... holding the middle finger ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
flexor reflex) ... indicating cervical injury ... clinical #hand #video ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... #Tear #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
consisting of finger ... Video by Mujtaba ... Supinator #Test #Reflex ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk
Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Evaluate the injured ... Inability to flex ... partial or complete tear ... #hand #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... to 90 degrees, flex ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... If ok with ICU team ... Arms extended; wrists ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... , C8 (radial) Finger ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... spared in this injury ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam