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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
likelihood of wrist fracture ... FRACTURES: • ... Painful balottement test ... ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #fracture #radiology
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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& Ulnar Fractures ... & Ulna Fractuers ... & Ulna Fractures ... Scissors #Nerve #Injury ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis #neurology
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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Distal Radius Fracture ... common orthopedic injury ... common orthopedic injury ... , median nerve injury ... #Distal #Radiology
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... injuries: Ligamentous injury ... radioulnar joint injury ... #Radiology #XRay
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... test itself involves ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Sensory Motor Reflex ... Respiration None C5 Radial ... #SpinalCord #Injury ... differential #diagnosis #Neurology
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
associated with fractures ... a significant injury ... irrespective of if a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... Injuries #Xrays #Radiology
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
with the distal radius ... injuries: Carpal fracture ... styloid fracture ... , median nerve injury ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
lateral epicondyle > radial ... ), ligamentous injury ... brachial artery injury ... dislocation + radial ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
alternating light test ... the pupillary reflex ... afferent pathway injury ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... #Clinical #Video