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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 ... • Extension of wrist ... (2%), Radius & Ulna ... muscles of hand
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... to the central band ... thumb injury to ulnar ... drdevradiology #Hand ... #Radiology #Wrist
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Upper Limbs
Neer Classification of Proximal Humeral head Fractures:
 • 1-part
 • 2-part:
displacement of the wrist ... and hand Smith's ... displacement of the wrist ... and hand Barton's ... with an ulnar fracture
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist ... distal radius or ulna ... #Wrist #Carpal
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
fracture in a patient ... DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES ... Painful balottement test ... ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #Rules radius #fracture
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
- Pain along ulnar ... aspect of the hand ... along dorsum or ulnar ... Immobilize with ulnar ... #Hand #Metacarpal
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
distal radial-ulnar ... distal radial-ulnar ... onto outstretched hand ... wrist, limited ... at wrist • Possible
Scaphoid Fracture
Fractures can compromise the blood supply leading to avascular necrosis (AVN) and degenerative wrist disease.
Scaphoid Fracture ... Fractures can compromise ... necrosis (AVN) and ... degenerative wrist ... More proximal the fracture
BENNETT FRACTURE 
Bennett fracture is an intraarticular two-part fracture of the ulnar side of the base
BENNETT FRACTURE ... Bennett fracture ... of the ulnar side ... of the ulnar side ... metacarpal • The ulna
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
Test for Fovea ... aspect of the wrist ... flexion with the wrist ... The test is positive ... #wrist #clinical