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Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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common orthopedic injury ... fracture, median nerve ... injury, acute carpal ... ) • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Assessment of Nerve ... Rock - Median Nerve ... Flexion Paper - Radial ... adduction) OK Sign ... #Injury #UpperExtremities
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Paper - Radial ... Nerve Scissors ... OK Sign - Anterior ... RockPaperScissors #Radial ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm #Injury
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
associated injuries: Carpal ... fracture, median nerve ... injury • ED ... Management: Pain ... Dislocation #Wrist #Carpal
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
"Terry Thomas" sign ... • Due to injury ... ("Terry Thomas sign ... injuries: distal radius ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... "pooping duck sign ... dislocation, distal radius ... fractures • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
nerve in the radial ... spared in this injury ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... in the median nerve ... cause axillary nerve
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... injuries: Ligamentous injury ... radioulnar joint injury ... fracture • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
in the Spinal canal ... Superior gluteal nerve ... tears of gluteus medius ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... causes #symptoms #signs
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
anterior interosseous nerve ... can't make A-OK sign ... ), ligamentous injury ... brachial artery injury ... dislocation + radial