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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 radial ... fracture #radiology ... #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
Radial Nerve Anatomy ... of elbow, wrist ... and elbow joints ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #orthopedics
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 ... variable gross wrist ... fracture, median nerve ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
- Radial Nerve Palsy ... compression of the radial ... #Drop #Radial # ... Nerve #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... #msk #sports #neurology
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 ... , triquetrum), radial ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
C7 Radial Nerve ... Wrist Extension ... C6 Radial Nerve ... MuscleGroups #MSK #Orthopedics ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Tapping the radial ... normally elicits elbow ... radial deviation ... as the inverted radial ... #sports #IRR #Radial
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
lateral epicondyle > radial ... anterior interosseous nerve ... dislocation + radial ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Varus Stress Test for Radial (Lateral) Collateral Ligament Stability on Elbow Examination

Radial collateral ligament stability can
for Radial (Lateral ... Examination Radial ... #RCL #Radial #Lateral ... #PhysicalExam # ... #msk #orthopedics
Golfer’s Elbow Test

While supporting the elbow and palpating the medial epicondyle with one hand, the examiner
Golfer’s Elbow Test ... resists active wrist ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports