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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
Painful palmar flexion ... Painful balottement test ... ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #radiology #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
ulna, pain with wrist ... flexion and extension ... #Wrist #Carpal ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Sports #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
is flexed with ... Complex, involve orthopedics ... Complex, pending orthopedic ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... #Sports #MSK
Flexor Tenosynovitis on POCUS

Index finger including flexor tendon being viewed.  Note small fluid around the
Flexor Tenosynovitis ... on POCUS Index ... #POCUS #MSK #clinical ... #radiology #finger ... #ultrasound #labeled
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
examiner with the elbow ... The elbow is in ... 90°-110° of flexion ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #msk #sports
Golfer’s Elbow Test

While supporting the elbow and palpating the medial epicondyle with one hand, the examiner
Golfer’s Elbow Test ... resists active wrist ... flexion. ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #msk #sports
Flexor Tenosynovitis on POCUS

Which of the following diagnoses does this clip best support?
Resolution: flexor tenosynovitis (majority
Flexor Tenosynovitis ... on POCUS Which ... does this clip best ... #POCUS #MSK #clinical ... #ultrasound #Finger
Mill's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the elbow fully extended and forearm pronated, passively flex
Mill's Test for ... pronated, passively flex ... the wrist while ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Neuropathy Elbow ... forearm supination → wrist ... neck ipsilateral flexion ... physicalexam #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... normally elicits elbow ... flexion, wrist ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #msk #sports #IRR