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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 ... dorsum of the hand ... #Wrist #Carpal ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
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Common Carpal Bone ... Scaphoid - 50-80% • Triquetral ... drdevrad #Carpal #Bone ... #Fractures #wrist ... #diagnosis
Ossification of Carpal Bones

It’s always tricky to remember the age of ossification of the carpal bones
of the wrist joint ... they get the job done ... capitate is the first bone ... -6-7 years for Triquetral ... #Wrist #Diagnosis
Midcarpal Instability (MCI) of the Wrist

Intrinsic Midcarpal Instability
Usually affects young, hypermobile patients.
It is due to progressive
performed, the large bone ... subluxating the large bone ... #msk #orthopedics ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
One hip is maximally ... flexes at the knee and ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
onto outstretched hand ... trapezium, capitate, triquetrum ... Splint: Sugar tong ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
of the lateral collateral ... complete rupture and ... Positive #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam # ... Sports #Orthopedics
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
Lower Extremity Tone ... and any tone abnormalities ... LowerExtremity #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip ... BrighamChiefs #Bone ... #differential #diagnosis
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
: Pathogenesis and ... • Posterior hip ... tear a portion of bone ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics