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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
Amsterdam Wrist ... with wrist pain ... Painful balottement test ... ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #msk #orthopedics
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Upper Limbs
Neer Classification of Proximal Humeral head Fractures:
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Orthopedic Fracture ... Classification ... displacement of the wrist ... displacement of the wrist ... #Upper #Limbs #Orthopedics
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
Exam: swollen forearm ... and wrist, limited ... pronation and at wrist ... #Forearm #Radius ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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Distal Radius Fracture ... most common orthopedic ... variable gross wrist ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... #Fracture #Forearm
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
, wrist and digital ... back of the arm, forearm ... space and the wrist ... deviates the wrist ... deviated wrist
Golfer’s Elbow Test

While supporting the elbow and palpating the medial epicondyle with one hand, the examiner
Golfer’s Elbow Test ... the patient's forearm ... the hand at the wrist ... resists active wrist ... #physicalexam #orthopedics
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... and missing the radial ... Exam: swollen elbow ... ), compartment syndrome ... #Forearm #Ulnar
Cozen's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)

The examiner should stabilize the elbow with patient's forearm fully
Cozen's Test for ... with patient's forearm ... with resisted wrist ... is a positive test ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
side of the wrist ... normally elicits elbow ... flexion, wrist ... extension and wrist ... #physicalexam #orthopedics
Mill's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the elbow fully extended and forearm pronated, passively flex
Mill's Test for ... ") With the elbow ... fully extended and forearm ... passively flex the wrist ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics