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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
commonly fractured carpal ... bone. ... bone fracture ... #Wrist #Carpal ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
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Most Common Carpal ... Bone Fractures ... Scaphoid - 50-80% • Triquetral ... #Bone #Fractures ... frequency #radiology #msk
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
Ossification of Carpal ... Bones Capitate ... Hamate - 2 Months Triquetral ... bones! ... mnemonic #diagnosis #msk
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND ... Bone: Bone ... can pass through bone ... median nerve in the carpal ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... check at least one ... Better call hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
1cm away from bone ... clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #rheumatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... CPAP if they have one ... HgbA1c - if not done ... events or death (CARP
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... overhanging cortical bone ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... The Extensor Carpi ... metacarpal, the bone ... tendon, MRI or ultrasound ... Orthopedics #Wrist #msk
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
classic frame is the one ... complemented with ultrasound ... Ultrasound can show ... tenosynovitis #msk ... #orthopedics #rheumatology