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Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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(4%), Radius & Ulnar ... (2%), Radius & Ulna ... adduction) OK Sign ... Scissors #Nerve #Injury ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Nerve Scissors - Ulnar ... Nerve OK Sign ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... Radial #Median #Ulnar ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm #Injury
Spinal Cord Injury Syndromes
Complete, Incomplete, Paraplegia, Tetraplegia
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes:
 - Brown Sequard Syndrome
 - Anterior
Spinal Cord Injury ... Syndromes Complete ... Brown Sequard Syndrome ... #Spinal #Cord #Injury ... Anterior #Posterior #Diagnosis
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
- Radial Nerve Injury ... • Claw Hand - Ulnar ... Nerve Injury • ... - Median Nerve Injury ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Mallet finger - injury ... Gamekeeper's thumb injury ... to ulnar collateral ... Terry thomas sign ... #differential #diagnosis
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
- Pain along ulnar ... – compartment syndrome ... Overlying wounds or signs ... recommended if injury ... Hand #Metacarpal #Diagnosis
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
Myelopathy - Injury ... spinal cord - Signs ... Ataxia (early sign ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Fracture of proximal ulnar ... Peak age 4-10 • Ulna ... ), compartment syndrome ... , ligamentous injury ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... below level of injury ... • Hyperflexion injury ... Hyperextension injury ... #Diagnosis #Neurology