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Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
wrist XR, the capitate ... swelling to dorsal wrist ... , pain with wrist ... #Dislocation #Wrist ... #Management #Orthopedics
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
duck sign" on lateral ... ulna, pain with wrist ... Triquetrum #Fracture #Wrist ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... fall of the body weight ... trauma_modern #Wrist ... #Nerve #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #orthopedics
Epicondylitis - Lateral: Focal epicondyle tenderness, decreased grip strength, pain with resisted wrist extension. Medial: Focal
Epicondylitis - Lateral ... with resisted wrist ... with resisted wrist ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Epicondylitis #Lateral
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 ... radiology #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis
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
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Presentations • Wrist ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #Orthopedics
Important Orthopedic Angles
 • Calcaneum Fracture: 
    - Bohler's Angle
Important Orthopedic ... tibia torsion, lateral ... lateral retinaculum ... females= 17º±3 #Orthopedics ... #Angles #diagnosis
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... box, pain with wrist ... follow-up with orthopedics ... #TerryThomas #Wrist ... #Management #Orthopedics
Cozen's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis

Cozen's test assesses for lateral epicondylitis. Lateral elbow pain with resisted wrist
Cozen's Test for Lateral ... Lateral elbow pain ... with resisted wrist ... Epicondylitis #elbow #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics