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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... most commonly fractured ... common carpal bone fracture ... radius or ulna fractures ... #Triquetrum #Fracture
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... associated with avulsion ... 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 ... FRACTURES: • Increased ... #Rules radius #fracture
Clay-Shoveler Fracture 
 - Avulsion fracture of spinous process of C6 or C7 (Stable fracture)
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Clay-Shoveler Fracture ... - Avulsion fracture ... or C7 (Stable fracture ... muscles or Direct trauma ... #ClayShoveler #Fracture
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture ... low energy fall fractures ... Atypical femur fracture ... Subtrochanteric #Femur #Fractures ... #msk #orthopedics
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
WITHOUT Bankart lesion ... Differential diagnosis ... fracture at the ... shoulder #clinical #mri ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
injuries: Carpal fracture ... trapezium, capitate, triquetrum ... radial styloid fracture ... injury • ED Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Prior anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation with Hill-Sachs fracture and Perthes lesion
Imaging Findings:
 • The arrow is
with Hill-Sachs fracture ... the impaction fracture ... Hill-Sachs impaction fracture ... Sachs impaction fracture ... Hill-Sachs impaction fracture
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
for associated avulsion ... fractures! ... fracture • Complications ... a concomitant fracture ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... that is fixed in flexion ... associated injuries: Avulsion ... fracture • ED ... #Orthopedics #MSK