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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
ulna, pain with wrist ... flexion and extension ... #Wrist #Carpal ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
extension • ... trapezium, capitate, triquetrum ... fracture, median nerve ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Midcarpal Instability (MCI) of the Wrist

Intrinsic Midcarpal Instability
Usually affects young, hypermobile patients.
It is due to progressive
The proximal carpal ... extensors (ECU, ... ECRB) The distal carpal ... #msk #orthopedics ... #clinical #video
Examination for ECU Tendinitis 

ECU tenosynovitis is the second most common type of tenosynovitis around the
tenosynovitis around the wrist ... #extensor #carpi ... ulnaris #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Fully flex wrists ... Video via @open_michigan ... Tunnel #Syndrome #Wrist ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... trauma_modern #Wrist ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #neurology
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Phalen's Test for Carpal ... Fully flex wrists ... Tunnel #Syndrome #Wrist ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
extension and wrist ... Video by Mujtaba ... #neurology #clinical ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #IRR #Radial
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
forearm supination → wrist ... ULTT2 #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... aspect of the wrist ... #extensor #carpi ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports