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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... flexion and extension ... #Triquetrum #Fracture ... #Wrist #Carpal ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... Rolando fracture ... Terry thomas sign Triquetral ... XRay #Radiology #Wrist ... #differential #
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
fracture in a patient ... after any trauma ... DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES ... Painful palmar flexion ... #radiology #msk
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
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Common Carpal Bone Fractures ... Scaphoid - 50-80% • Triquetral ... #Carpal #Bone #Fractures ... #wrist #frequency ... #radiology #msk
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric region ... trochanter • Major traumas ... Causes: • Major trauma ... #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #differential
Clay-Shoveler Fracture 
 - Avulsion fracture of spinous process of C6 or C7 (Stable fracture)
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Clay-Shoveler Fracture ... ) - Abrupt flexion ... muscles or Direct trauma ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... SpinousProcess #MSK
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral wrist ... injuries: Carpal fracture ... trapezium, capitate, triquetrum ... radial styloid fracture ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
- punched out lesions ... island • Stress fracture ... Chondrosarcoma • Stress fracture ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #msk
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Vascular Infectious Trauma ... injury sites, Open Fracture ... See pathologic fractures ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
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other aggressive lesion ... island • Stress fracture ... Chondrosarcoma • Stress fracture ... #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #MSK