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Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
ligaments (prevent radial ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
Visible deformity, Tender ... Painful balottement test ... Visible deformity, Tender ... fracture #radiology #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
injury, elbow dislocation ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... MetroHealth_EM #RadialHead ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
terminal extensor tendon ... Hyperflexion injury with axial ... Exam: Swollen and tender ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Orthopedic Dislocations ... ) - Diagnosis and ... elbow fully as a test ... Hip Dislocation ... #Diagnosis #Management
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Patella (e.g., Tendon ... Rupture, Dislocation ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
(ECU) Synergy Test ... palpating the ECU tendon ... The patient radially ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... depressed deep tendon ... all extremity, facial ... albuminocytologic dissociation ... and sensitive tests