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Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
of extensor tendon ... to ulnar collateral ... Fractures #XRay #Radiology ... #Wrist #differential ... #diagnosis
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 ... Dislocation #IPJoint #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
- MSK Radiology ... gastrocnemius tendon ... related to avulsive injury ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
An MRI confirmed ... complete rupture and ... #Positive #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Sports #Orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... spared in this injury ... deltoid weakness ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
of the hand, it ... ECU Subluxation diagnosed ... , MRI or ultrasound ... #subluxation #clinical ... #physicalexam #video
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... : Hyperflexion injury ... tender DIP joint ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand
Median Nerve Injury and Anhidrosis
Note dry skin that precisely matches a median nerve distribution (spares ulnar
distribution (spares ... ulnar innervated ... nerve or any tendons ... #Anhidrosis #Hand ... #Clinical #Photo
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

1) Patient makes a fist with fingers wrapped around the thumb
2)
ulnar deviates ... pollicis brevis tendons ... Tenosynovitis #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
) - MSK Radiology ... seen within the deltoid ... low-signal normal tendon ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis