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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
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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common orthopedic injury ... common orthopedic injury ... fracture, median nerve ... injury, acute carpal ... Colles #Distal #Radiology
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
with the distal radius ... with the distal radius ... fracture, median nerve ... injury • ED ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
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 ... interosseous membrane injury ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
fat pad (sail sign ... a significant injury ... capitellum: a radial ... The normal radius ... Injuries #Xrays #Radiology
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 ... dislocation + radial ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... purely sensory nerve ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... differential #diagnosis #signs
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 ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... anterior interosseous nerve ... brachial artery injury ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology