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Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
to the lateral extensor ... tendon Volar plate ... thumb injury to ulnar ... XRay #Radiology #Wrist ... #differential #diagnosis
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
, pain with wrist ... flexion and extension ... #Wrist #Carpal ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Example of 4th wrist extensor compartment tenosynovitis, note marked synovial hypertrophy and effusion in the tendon
Example of 4th wrist ... tenosynovitis, ... effusion in the tendon ... #extensor #tenosynovitis ... #pocus
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
fracture in a patient ... Visible deformity, Tender ... Visible deformity, Tender ... #radiology #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

1) Patient makes a fist with fingers wrapped around the thumb
2)
stabilizes forearm and ulnar ... pollicis longus and extensor ... pollicis brevis tendons ... physicalexam #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... Finger deformity caused ... tendon distal to ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
prevent radial and ulnar ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
- Differential Diagnosis ... Impingement • Tenosynovitis ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
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 ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

The Eichhoff test is used to assess for de Quervain's tenosynovitis,
condition that causes ... to cause ulnar ... physicalexam #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #rheumatology ... #wrist