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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... Discharge with orthopedic ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
orthopedics in ... growth arrest of bone ... growth arrest of bone ... #Peds #Orthopedics ... #Diagnosis #Management
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... One hip is maximally ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
Lower Extremity Tone ... better define the tone ... LowerExtremity #tone ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... disruption (may be bony ... Discharge with orthpedic ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Pathogenesis and clinical ... • Posterior hip ... tear a portion of bone ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
Femoral Nerve Block under POCUS

Here's a femoral nerve block that was done on a 2-year-old with
block that was done ... His heart rate came ... NerveBlock #POCUS #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Clinical
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... posterior) and bone ... syndrome • ED Management ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... #Orthopedics #MSK
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
posterior) and bone ... fracture • ED Management ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Thomas' Test for Hip ... Patient lays supine, one ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics