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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
acetabular wall • Avulsion ... or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... from impact onto lateral ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for Knee ... Meniscal Tear ... there is medial or lateral ... #Meniscal #Injury ... #physicalexam #msk
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
with a capsule tear ... dislocation WITHOUT ... capsuloligamentous injury ... No tear of the labrum ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Prior anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation with Hill-Sachs fracture and Perthes lesion
Imaging Findings:
 • The arrow is
tissue and no labral ... Anteroinferior labral ... Similar injury to ... anteroinferior labral ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Reduction of Patellar Dislocation 
Most patellar dislocations are lateral, and they often reduce on their own.
are lateral, and ... pressure on the lateral ... post-reduction x-rays (AP, lateral ... crutches - they should ... #Procedure #MSK
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
On lateral wrist ... in the lunate ("tea ... cup") which should ... , median nerve injury ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... (small) of the lateral ... surface of the lateral ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... #Injury #msk #clinical
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Diagnosis and Management ... the humeral head laterally ... common), Anterior, Lateral ... of dash board injury ... Affected hip and knee
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
for associated avulsion ... degrees of flexion; lateral ... Hyperextension injury ... tendon) • ED Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for Knee ... Meniscal Tear ... there is medial or lateral ... #Meniscal #Injury ... #physicalexam #msk