7 results
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Fractures (medial/lateral ... anterior interosseous nerve ... can't make A-OK sign ... Complex, pending orthopedic ... #Sports #MSK
Anterior Interosseous Peripheral Nerve Injury 

Manifested as the inability to make the OK sign.

by Dr. Boby
Nerve Injury ... to make the OK sign ... #OK #Sign #OKSign ... physicalexam #msk #sports ... #neurology #orthopedics
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
On lateral wrist ... fracture, median nerve ... Disposition: Pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Elbow extension ... forearm supination → wrist ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... " on lateral x-ray ... " on lateral x-ray ... injuries: Perilunate dislocation ... #Sports #MSK
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
forearm supination → wrist ... external rotation → elbow ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
dysfunction to the bilateral ... threat Cranial Nerves ... • Examine for signs ... flexed at the elbow ... #PhysicalExam #neurology