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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
trauma DISTAL RADIUS ... Painful balottement test ... , Painful radial ... #Rules radius # ... #diagnosis
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... dislocation, distal radius ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lister's tubercle aka dorsal tubercle of the distal end of the radius.  It's a bony
distal end of the radius ... It's a bony protuberance ... dorsum of the wrist ... landmark for various clinical ... #POCUS
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Tapping the radial ... radial deviation ... as the inverted radial ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #IRR #Radial
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
Radius Fracture ... to diagnose a fracture ... @GERpocus #Radius ... #clinical #bone ... #msk #orthopedics
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
between all carpal bones ... Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... box, pain with wrist ... injuries: distal radius ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay
Watson's Test for Scapholunate Instability

1) The examiner places a thumb over the scaphoid tubercle, applying dorsal
pressure. 2) The wrist ... from ulnar to radial ... #Instability #wrist ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #orthopedics
Allen's Test on Physical Exam

Allen's Test is used to test the integrity of blood flow and
hand through the radial ... arteries in the wrist ... One artery is released ... , but when the radial ... #hand #ulnar #radial
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
posterior) and bone ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... common), brachial artery ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Allen’s Test for Collateral Circulation

For the Allen test, you apply pressure to the radial and ulnar
pressure to the radial ... arteries in your wrist ... Then one artery ... The one artery alone ... #Circulation #Radial