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Watson's Test for Scapholunate Instability

1) The examiner places a thumb over the scaphoid tubercle, applying dorsal
pressure. 2) The wrist ... then moved from ulnar ... to radial deviation ... #Instability #wrist ... #orthopedics #sports
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist ... dislocation, distal radius ... or ulna fractures ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
The patient radially ... along the dorsal ulnar ... aspect of the wrist ... #orthopedics #sports
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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& Ulnar Fractures ... Flexion Paper - Radial ... • Extension of wrist ... & Ulna Fractuers ... & Ulna Fractures
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
shaft with distal radial-ulnar ... shaft with distal radial-ulnar ... x-ray include ulnar ... swollen forearm and wrist ... pronation and at wrist
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Upper Limbs
Neer Classification of Proximal Humeral head Fractures:
 • 1-part
 • 2-part:
Fracture shaft of ulnar ... subluxation of distal radio-ulnar ... displacement of the wrist ... displacement of the wrist ... of the distal radio-ulnar
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Presentations • Wrist ... Drop - Radial Nerve ... • Claw Hand - Ulnar
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
trauma DISTAL RADIUS ... deformity, Tender Radius ... deformity, Tender radius ... , Painful radial ... #Rules radius #
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
nerve of elbow, wrist ... space and the wrist ... deviates the wrist ... not involve a wrist ... deviated wrist
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... - Radial Nerve Palsy ... trauma_modern #Wrist ... #Drop #Radial # ... orthopedics #msk #sports