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Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... supraspinatus tendinitis Signs ... : painful abduction ... can test +ve #Rotator ... Cuff #Syndrome #orthopedics
Opioid Overdose Management and Discharge Criteria

Patients with presumed opioid overdose were safely discharged one hour after
one hour after naloxone ... Criteria #Opiate #Narcan ... #Naloxone #Addiction
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Test - Flexion, Adduction ... , and Internal Rotation ... and internally rotate ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Thyroid Eye Signs 
Lid Signs
    Dalrymple’s Sign: Lid Retraction.
    Von
Thyroid Eye Signs ... Dalrymple’s Sign ... Limitation of abduction ... and rotation of ... fixation on abduction
Positive Shrug Sign for Rotator Cuff Injury

The "Shrug Sign” is the inability to lift the arm
Positive Shrug Sign ... for Rotator Cuff ... The "Shrug Sign ... the arm to 90° abduction ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Shoulder Shrug Sign for Rotator Cuff Injury

The "Shrug Sign” is the inability to lift the arm
Shoulder Shrug Sign ... for Rotator Cuff ... The "Shrug Sign ... the arm to 90° abduction ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
Syndrome (SIS): Signs ... of underlying rotator ... passive shoulder abduction ... + Neer's sign ... passive internal rotation
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Orthopedic Dislocations ... due to internal rotation ... arm in 30-40° abduction ... humerus A – Adduction ... axis of femur #Orthopedics
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
Overhead throwing => Abduction ... and external rotation ... Dislocation #Diagnosis #signs ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
onto lateral hip Signs ... • Externally Rotated ... • Internally Rotated ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #orthopedics