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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
Sensory Motor Reflex ... Antecubital Fossa Elbow ... Middle Finger Elbow ... S1 Lateral Calcaneus ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
outstretched hand • Exam ... Tenderness to lateral ... fracture • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
outstretched hand • Exam ... Fractures (medial/lateral ... fracture • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow ... outstretched hand • Exam ... syndrome • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Mill's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the elbow fully extended and forearm pronated, passively flex
Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow ... ") With the elbow ... pronated, passively flex ... Epicondylitis #Tennis #Elbow ... #physicalexam #msk
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... dysfunction to the bilateral ... • Gag reflex ... • Cough reflex ... flexed at the elbow
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Diagnosis and Management ... the humeral head laterally ... common), Anterior, Lateral ... Bigelow method: FLEX ... Hip #Diagnosis #Management
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
duck sign" on lateral ... duck sign" on lateral ... of the hand • Exam ... fractures • ED Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
outstretched hand • Exam ... : swollen elbow ... • Nonoperative managernent ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Compression/injury of Lateral ... gait, strength, reflexes ... on palpation of lateral ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential