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What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
aspect of the hand ... ulnar part of hand ... Always check for skin ... – compartment syndrome ... #Hand #Metacarpal
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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onto outstretched hand ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... , scapholunate and ... procedural sedation and ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
CREST Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

CALCINOSIS (BB-sized, hard nodules in fingers)
RAYNAUD'S Phenomenon
ESOPHAGEAL DYSMOTILITY
SCLERODACTYLY (thickening and tightening
CREST Syndrome: ... tightening of skin ... TELANGIECTASIA (In face, hands ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
onto outstretched hand ... ), compartment syndrome ... DC with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
onto outstretched hand ... ), compartment syndrome ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... clumsiness in hands ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics
Cushing's Syndrome - Moon Facies, Buffalo Hump, Abdominal Striae, Thin Skin

A young man presents with rapid
Cushing's Syndrome ... Abdominal Striae, Thin Skin ... gain (license photo ... the patient's hand ... Next diagnostic
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... • Diagnosis: ... over the involved skin ... area of erythema, skin ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
- Differential Diagnosis ... three clinical diagnoses ... orbital rooftop fracture ... Redundant eyelid skin ... #ophthalmology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
macrognathia), ↑ hand ... , hair growth, skin ... tags, skin thickening ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome