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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
fracture in a patient ... DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES ... Painful balottement test ... ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #radiology #msk
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
the most common elbow ... injuries: Ligamentous injury ... radioulnar joint injury ... interosseous membrane injury ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
Hamate Fracture ... on Wrist X-Ray ... suspicion for a fracture ... neurovascular injury ... WristXRay #Radiology #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow ... Dislocation The elbow ... ), ligamentous injury ... brachial artery injury ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... • Non-union of fracture ... #msk #diagnosis
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for ... Knee Meniscal Tear ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... #Tear #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... sit in lunate "tea ... radial styloid fracture ... , median nerve injury ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... of the Elbow with ... surrounding the elbow ... intra-articular injury ... clinical #radiology #msk
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test ... aspect of the wrist ... examiner with the elbow ... The elbow is in ... #orthopedics #msk
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow ... Fracture • Most ... common elbow fracture ... brachial artery injury ... #Orthopedics #MSK