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Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Assessment of Nerve ... Rock - Median Nerve ... • Extension of wrist ... #Injury #UpperExtremities ... #diagnosis #neurology
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Presentations • Wrist ... Injury • Claw ... Hand - Ulnar Nerve ... Injury • Hand ... Injury By @rev.med
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
fracture, median nerve ... injury • ED ... Management: Pain ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
• Due to injury ... box, pain with wrist ... • ED Management ... #TerryThomas #Wrist ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
with radial head dislocation ... the radial head dislocation ... posterior interosseous nerve ... syndrome, ligamentous injury ... #Radiology #XRay
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Fractures on X-Ray ... Mallet finger - injury ... to ulnar collateral ... Hand #Fractures #XRay ... #Radiology #Wrist
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
- ED Management ... injuries: Axillary nerve ... injury (40%, loss ... neurovascular injury ... Anterior #Radiology #XRay
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist ... injuries: Perilunate dislocation ... distal radius or ulna ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay
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 ... Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
anterior interosseous nerve ... ), ligamentous injury ... brachial artery injury ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management