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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
imaging based on the likelihood ... of wrist fracture ... FRACTURES: • ... #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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Distal Radius Fracture ... Distal radius ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Cushing Syndrome - Likelihood Ratios of Physical Exam Findings
Moon facies LR +1.6
Central obesity LR +3.0
Generalized obesity
Cushing Syndrome ... - Likelihood Ratios ... #Likelihood #Ratios ... #LRs #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... and missing the radial ... ), compartment syndrome ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Case description ... • This case should ... - **MSK rads ... #msk #rheumatology
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
- MSK Radiology ... Case description ... • Stress fracture ... Heel #clinical #mri ... #msk
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
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... ), compartment syndrome ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK