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Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
with upper limb fractures ... Nerve OK Sign ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... #Pediatrics #Hand ... #PhysicalExam #
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome ... Medial hand and elbow ... pain • + elbow ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #msk
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Exam: swollen elbow ... posterior interosseous nerve ... ), compartment syndrome ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Tinel's Test of the Ulnar Nerve

Perform a Tinel's at the cubital tunnel by percussing the ulnar
nerve. ... #Tinels #Test #Sign ... #Ulnar #Nerve # ... elbow #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... anterior interosseous nerve ... ), compartment syndrome ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow ... anterior interosseous nerve ... can't make A-OK sign ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... Adduction - C7-T1 (ulnar ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... #differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... damage to sacral nerves ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Superior gluteal nerve ... Greater Trochanter Fracture ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... causes #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk