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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
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder ... Diagnosis Algorithm 4 tests ... Cross-arm shoulder ... after cross-arm test ... (regardles of supination
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Elbow extension → shoulder ... rotation → forearm supination ... → wrist dorsiflexion ... finger extension → shoulder ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Neuropathy Shoulder ... abduction → forearm supination ... → wrist dorsiflexion ... finger extension → shoulder ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
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
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate ("apple") should ... tea cup") which should ... Disposition: Pending orthopedic ... #Carpal #Radiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... , C8 (radial) Supination ... Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Horner Syndrome Wrist ... Anterior Shoulder
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Crank Test for Labral ... Tear of the Shoulder ... fully abduct the shoulder ... open_michigan #Shoulder ... #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
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... The drop arm test ... Passively adduct the shoulder ... Supraspinatus #Tear #Shoulder ... #sports #msk #orthopedics