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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
fracture in a patient ... FRACTURES: • ... Painful balottement test ... ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #msk #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 ... #MSK
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... normally elicits elbow ... #Reflex #neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Golfer’s Elbow Test

While supporting the elbow and palpating the medial epicondyle with one hand, the examiner
Golfer’s Elbow Test ... the hand at the wrist ... resists active wrist ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Extension C7 Radial ... Nerve Wrist Extension ... C6 Radial Nerve ... #MuscleGroups #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Neurology
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... trauma_modern #Wrist ... Nerve #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #orthopedics ... #msk #sports #neurology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... ), compartment syndrome ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... #MSK
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 ... #Proximal #MSK
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test ... examiner with the elbow ... The elbow is in ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Cozen's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis

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