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Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Presentations • Wrist ... - Radial Nerve Injury ... • Claw Hand - Ulnar ... Nerve Injury • ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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(4%), Radius & Ulnar ... • Extension of wrist ... (2%), Radius & Ulna ... (5%), Radius & Ulna ... Scissors #Nerve #Injury
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Mallet finger - injury ... Boutonniere deformity - injury ... Gamekeeper's thumb injury ... to ulnar collateral ... XRay #Radiology #Wrist
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
swollen forearm and wrist ... pronation and at wrist ... injuries: Rare • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
Ulnar Fovea Sign ... aspect of the wrist ... flexion with the wrist ... Fovea #Sign #Test #wrist ... #orthopedics #msk
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 ... syndrome, ligamentous injury ... (LCL) • ED Management ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Midcarpal Instability (MCI) of the Wrist

Intrinsic Midcarpal Instability
Usually affects young, hypermobile patients.
It is due to progressive
Instability (MCI) of the Wrist ... extended, and when ulnar ... deviation of the wrist ... #Instability #Wrist ... #msk #orthopedics
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Upper Limb Local Nerve Blocks

 - Interscalene
 - Supraclavicular
 - Infraclavicular
POCUS - Regional ... Radial, Median, Ulnar ... - Obturator #Management ... Nerve #Blocks #POCUS ... Radial #Median #Ulnar
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist ... distal radius or ulna ... fractures • ED Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
POCUS - Regional ... Radial, Median, Ulnar ... Popliteal Sciatic #Management ... Nerve #Blocks #POCUS ... Radial #Median #Ulnar