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Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Small muscles of hand ... at IP joint & flexion ... Scissors #Nerve #Injury ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis ... #neurology
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Hip Flexure Contracture ... rises off the table ... #Hip #Flexure # ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
rises off the table ... for hip flexor ... #Hip #Flexure # ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Flexion and adduction ... cervical injury ... #clinical #hand ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Test

Isolate the distal interphalangeal joint over the edge of the table and observe
the edge of the table ... at the DIP may ... #Jersey #Finger ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Boyes' Test - Flexor ... Evaluate the injured ... finger for flexion ... #finger #hand # ... #video #sports
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
and PIP joints ... ulnar displacernent ... Hyperextension injury ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Froment's Sign - Ulnar Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of the ulnar nerve will not be able
Nerve Injury ... nerve will not be able ... third fingers, ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... : Hyperflexion injury ... that is fixed in flexion ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Finger Collateral Ligament Stress Test

Ulnar collateral ligament stability can be tested at zero and thirty degrees
Ulnar collateral ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics ... #Hand