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Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... Passively adduct the shoulder ... to 30 degrees, and ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Nerve OK Sign ... #Diagnosis #Pediatrics ... #Hand #Peripheral ... #Nerves #PhysicalExam ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... Complications are ... "pooping duck sign ... distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
of the Shoulder ... and provide an ... rotate the arm. ... #PhysicalExam # ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
will be obvious; signs ... onto outstretched hand ... wrist, limited ... Posterior long arm ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Anterior Shoulder ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
Hamate Fracture on Wrist ... over the hamate should ... if plain films are ... negative a CT should ... with associated signs
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... Passively adduct the shoulder ... to 30 degrees, and ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Yergason's Test on Shoulder Examination
Patient Position: Sitting
Examiner Position: Standing adjacent to the test arm. One hand
One hand stabilizes ... Positive Sign: ... indicates damage or tear ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #msk #orthopedics
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
of the Shoulder ... and provide an ... rotate the arm. ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics