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Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Passively adduct the shoulder ... 30 degrees, and point ... Supraspinatus #Tear #Shoulder ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... stiffness, warm ... ): • Septic joint ... • WBC >20k: Septic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
externally rotate the arm ... Pain, catching, ... Video via @open_michigan ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Cross Arm Test of the Acromioclavicular Joint (Scarf Test or Cross Body Adduction Test)

The cross arm
Flex the shoulder ... Pain at the acromioclavicular ... Video via @open_michigan ... #ACJoint #shoulder ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
dislocated major joint ... rotated, extended arm ... Dislocation #Anterior #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Posterior Glenohumeral Joint Shoulder Injection 

Glenohumeral joint injection from posterior approach is easily learned. I do
Shoulder Injection ... I do post GH approach ... procedure #clinical #video ... #rheumatology #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Scarf Test (Cross-Body / Cross-Arm Adduction Test) for Acromioclavicular Joint Integrity

The cross arm flexion test evaluates
Flex the shoulder ... Pain at the acromioclavicular ... #ACJoint #shoulder ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... with joint-space ... These are CLASSIC ... • This case should ... mri #clinical #Radiology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... are involved (monoarthritis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... of inflammation are ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Costoclavicular Maneuver for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

To perform the Costoclavicular Maneuver, draw the patient's shoulders inferiorly and
the patient's shoulders ... reproduction of arm ... pain or numbness ... Video via @open_michigan ... #sports #msk #orthopedics