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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
Amsterdam Wrist ... flexion, Painful supination ... Painful balottement test ... radius #fracture #radiology ... #msk #orthopedics
Yergason's Test on Physical Exam
Yergason's test for biceps tendon pathology testing stability of the tendon within
for biceps tendon ... Resisted ER, supination ... groove indicating biceps ... external rotation and supination ... for biceps tendon
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, C8 (radial) Supination ... Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Jerk - C7, C8 • Biceps ... Jerk - C5, C6 • Supinator ... Horner Syndrome Wrist
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator ... Test Useful ... elbow flexion, wrist ... #Test #Reflex # ... #physicalexam #orthopedics
Bicep muscle injury - Yergason Test - 1. Position patient's elbow at 90 degrees with thumb
Bicep muscle injury ... - Yergason Test ... Have the patient supinate ... resistance (holding at wrist ... #Yergason #Test
Speed's Test - Shoulder Examination

To perform a Speed's test flex the shoulder to 90 degrees with
Speed's Test - Shoulder ... degrees with the arm supinated ... #biceps #tendinitis ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #biceps #tendon
Biceps Tension Test 

To perform the Biceps Tension Test supinate the arm, abduct the shoulder to
Biceps Tension Test ... To perform the Biceps ... Tension Test supinate ... #Tension #Test ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Biceps Load Test - Shoulder Examination

To perform the Biceps Load Test supinate the arm, abduct shoulder
Biceps Load Test ... To perform the Biceps ... Load Test supinate ... open_michigan #Biceps ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
swollen forearm and wrist ... pronation and at wrist ... long arm with supination ... Radial #Distal #Radiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral wrist ... , pain with wrist ... Disposition: Pending orthopedic ... #Carpal #Radiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics