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Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
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Flexor Tenosynovitis ... (FTS) The clinical ... at rest. ... #Kanavels #Criteria ... #Sign #Hand #MSK
Flexor Tenosynovitis

And of course don't forget Kanavel's Criteria:
1. Tenderness along course of finger
2. Symmetrical swelling of
Flexor Tenosynovitis ... forget Kanavel's Criteria ... #Tenosynovitis ... #Clinical #Sign ... #Hand #MSK #Diagnosis
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
(finger flexor ... indicating cervical injury ... #finger #flexor ... #reflex #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk
Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Boyes' Test - Flexor ... Evaluate the injured ... finger for flexion ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #flexor
Seated Flexion Test for Sacroiliac Dysfunction

In the seated flexion test the patient should have their feet
Seated Flexion Test ... #Test #PSIS #Sacroiliac ... #Dysfunction #Hip ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... : Hyperflexion injury ... that is fixed in flexion ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Test

Isolate the distal interphalangeal joint over the edge of the table and observe
at the DIP may ... #Jersey #Finger ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Hyperextension injury ... tendon), mallet finger ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Flexor Tenosynovitis on POCUS

Which of the following diagnoses does this clip best support?
Resolution: flexor tenosynovitis (majority
Flexor Tenosynovitis ... the following diagnoses ... does this clip best ... patients index finger ... #POCUS #MSK #clinical
Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis

50-year-old man, kidney transplant, with post-transplant diabetes. Inpatient for pneumonia. It evolves with delirium,
complains of pain in his ... the 4 Kanavel criteria ... confirmed the diagnosis ... #Flexor #Tenosynovitis ... Clinical #Photo