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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 # ... #msk #orthopedics
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
Fracture of distal radial ... wrist, limited ... at wrist • Possible ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Injuries Rock - Median ... Supracondylar (4%), Radius ... Flexion Paper - Radial ... Supracondylar (2%), Radius ... Supracondylar (5%), Radius
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 ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
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 ... onto outstretched hand ... variable gross wrist ... #Orthopedics #MSK
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 # ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #neurology
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
simple way to test ... Ask your patient ... ), Paper (radial ... with a Thumbs up (radial ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Hand Nerve Injuries ... Presentations • Wrist ... Drop - Radial Nerve ... Benediction - Median ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Tapping the radial ... extension and wrist ... radial deviation ... as the inverted radial ... #sports #IRR #Radial
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Extension C6, C7, C8 (radial ... Extension - C7, C8 (radial ... Extension - C7, C8 (radial ... damage to the radial ... nerve in the radial