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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 ... Fractures • Finger Flexion ... • Extension of wrist ... Diaphyseal) • Thumb flexion ... at IP joint & flexion
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist ... flexion and extension ... distal radius or ulna ... Triquetrum #Fracture #Wrist
Midcarpal Instability (MCI) of the Wrist

Intrinsic Midcarpal Instability
Usually affects young, hypermobile patients.
It is due to progressive
Instability (MCI) of the Wrist ... The proximal carpal ... extended, and when ulnar ... deviation of the wrist ... ECRB) The distal carpal
This 66M w h/o DM2, renal transplant presented with severe volar hand and wrist pain x
volar hand and wrist ... Flexor tenosynovitis ... to OR for I&D, carpal ... view of the volar wrist ... #Tenosynovitis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
C8 Elbow: • Flexion ... Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... : • Flexion - ... Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This 66M w h/o DM2, renal transplant presented with severe volar hand and wrist pain x
volar hand and wrist ... Flexor tenosynovitis ... to OR for I&D, carpal ... Clinical #POCUS #Flexor ... #Tenosynovitis
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
Ulnar Fovea Sign ... aspect of the wrist ... in 90°-110° of flexion ... with the wrist ... Fovea #Sign #Test #wrist
Flexor Carpi Radialis Tendon Tenosynovitis on POCUS

The Ultrasound Site - MSK ultrasound education @mskultrasound

#Flexor #Carpi #Radialis
Flexor Carpi Radialis ... Tendon Tenosynovitis ... mskultrasound #Flexor ... #Carpi #Radialis ... #Tenosynovitis
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Radial Nerve Wrist ... Nerve Fingers Flexion ... Fingers Abduction T1 Ulnar ... Nerve Hip Flexion ... Gluteal Nerve Knee Flexion
Eichhoff's Test for De Quervain's Tenosynovitis

Eichhoff's test evaluates for De Quervain's tenosynovitis. The patient places the
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis ... De Quervain's tenosynovitis ... around it, and the wrist ... is passively ulnar ... #Wrist #PhysicalExam