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Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... fall of the body weight ... paralysis or Saturday night ... trauma_modern #Wrist ... #orthopedics #msk
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Presentations • Wrist ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
Amsterdam Wrist ... likelihood of wrist ... a patient with wrist ... Increased Age, Wrist ... fracture #radiology #msk
Wright Test (Hyperabduction Test) for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

While measuring the radial pulses, the arm is passively
Wright Test (Hyperabduction ... PT_yuu_mizu628 #Wright ... physicalexam #vascular #msk
Wright Test (Hyperabduction Test) for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

While measuring the radial pulses, the arm is passively
Wright Test (Hyperabduction ... PT_yuu_mizu628 #Wright ... physicalexam #vascular #msk
Midcarpal Instability (MCI) of the Wrist

Intrinsic Midcarpal Instability
Usually affects young, hypermobile patients.
It is due to progressive
Instability (MCI) of the Wrist ... deviation of the wrist ... contraction of the wrist ... #Instability #Wrist ... #msk #orthopedics
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
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Bone #Fractures #wrist ... frequency #radiology #msk
Example of 4th wrist extensor compartment tenosynovitis, note marked synovial hypertrophy and effusion in the tendon
Example of 4th wrist ... Ultrasound Site - MSK ... mskultrasound #wrist ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral wrist ... swelling to dorsal wrist ... , pain with wrist ... #Dislocation #Wrist ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
anti-clockwise for the RIGHT ... Carpal #Bones #wrist ... mnemonic #diagnosis #msk