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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
tendon distal to ... tender DIP joint ... Discharge with orthpedic ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
and PIP joints ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Dislocation #IPJoint #Radiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Elson's Test - Extensor Digitorum Finger Examination

Elson's test evaluates for partial or complete tear of the
Digitorum Finger ... extend at the PIP ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Hamstring Flexibility Test

Hamstring flexibility testing can also be performed with the hip and knee flexed to
performed with the hip ... and knee flexed ... short of full extension ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Greater Trochanteric Bursa Injection 

Usually roll patient on side, find the most tender spot, approximately an
find the most tender ... an extended hand ... injection lasts longer ... #msk #orthopedics ... #hip
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... middle finger with ... palpating the ECU tendon ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
no longer sitting ... onto outstretched hand ... pain with wrist extension ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #Sports #MSK
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

1) Patient makes a fist with fingers wrapped around the thumb
2)
makes a fist with fingers ... extensor pollicis ... brevis tendons. ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
the elbow to the hand ... little, or pinky, finger ... of the hand, it ... physicalexam #video #Orthopedics ... #Wrist #msk