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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 ... will be obvious; signs ... Posterior long arm ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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& Ulnar Fractures ... • Extension of wrist ... Small muscles of hand ... adduction) OK Sign ... Scissors #Nerve #Injury
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Presentations • Wrist ... Drop - Radial Nerve ... Hand - Ulnar Nerve ... InjuryHand ... Diagnosis #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 ... #Injury #Innervation
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 ... , pain with wrist ... dislocation, distal radius
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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injury. ... onto outstretched hand ... variable gross wrist ... , scapholunate and ... Distal #Radiology #XRay
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... to ulnar collateral ... Terry thomas sign ... #Fractures #XRay ... #Radiology #Wrist
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate ("apple") should ... tea cup") which should ... , median nerve injury ... Disposition: Pending orthopedic ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
wrist and elbow ... nerve injury ... the wrist and it ... nerve injury ... diagnosis #neurology #orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... aracteristic "claw hand ... spared in this injury ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam