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Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
spacing between all carpal ... box, pain with wrist ... #Dissociation #TerryThomas ... #Wrist #Scaphoid ... #Carpal #Radiology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... RA #diagnosis #rheumatology
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
commonly fractured carpal ... Second most common carpal ... functional deficit and arthritis ... ulna, pain with wrist ... Triquetrum #Fracture #Wrist
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Arthritis of the ... Hand - Arthritis ... • MCP + PIP + Wrist ... Hemochromatosis • Wrist ... hand #diagnosis #rheumatology
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Common Forms of Arthritis ... Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis ... in rheumatoid arthritis ... metacarpophalangeal, and wrist ... #Types #Rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
joints (shoulders, wrists ... Acute CPP Crystal Arthritis ... atypical locations: Wrist ... knees, fingers, wrist ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... small joints (wrists ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... fingers, radial wrist
Radiocarpal Wrist Injection

Radiocarpal wrist injection. Often swelling is more prominent in inflammatory arthritis on radial side
Radiocarpal Wrist ... Radiocarpal wrist ... in inflammatory arthritis ... radial side of wrist ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
into the hand and wrist ... look for signs of arthritis ... proximal to the carpal
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
resulting in an acute arthritic ... joints (shoulders, wrists ... often involves the wrists ... atypical locations: Wrist ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology