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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Lift-Off Test Rotator ... cuff subacromial impingement ... #Tendinopathy #Impingement
Subacromial Impingement - Neer Test 1. With the arm fully pronated, the examiner raises the arm
Subacromial Impingement ... the arm fully pronated ... motion #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Subacromial #Impingement
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
at an elbow x-ray ... in supination/pronation ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay
Epicondylitis - Lateral: Focal epicondyle tenderness, decreased grip strength, pain with resisted wrist extension. Medial: Focal
flexion and forearm pronation ... Diagnosis #EM #Ortho
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
Shoulder Impingement ... subacromial bursa, Impingement ... of underlying rotator ... unit -> Shoulder Impingement ... #Shoulder #Impingement
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
disruption on x-ray ... in supination/pronation ... supination • Ortho ... Distal #Radiology #XRay
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
" on lateral x-ray ... " on lateral x-ray ... Splint: Volar • Ortho ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay
Spiral fracture of the distal tibial shaft with 90 degrees of lateral angulation (so the lateral
#maisonneuve #ortho ... #xray #radiology
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
in supination/pronation ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... Ulnar #Radiology #XRay
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
at an elbow x-ray ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Type l, DC with ortho ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay