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Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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Distal Radius Fracture ... injury. ... variable gross wrist ... , median nerve injury ... carpal tunnel syndrome
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... sit in lunate "tea ... injuries: Carpal fracture ... styloid fracture ... , median nerve injury
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Meniscal Tear ... positive if there is medial ... #Meniscal #Injury ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #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 ... posterior interosseous nerve ... ), compartment syndrome ... , ligamentous injury
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Wrist drop - Occurs ... nerve in the radial ... spared in this injury ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Meniscal Tear ... positive if there is medial ... #Meniscal #Injury ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Meniscal Tear ... positive if there is medial ... #Meniscal #Injury ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... anterior interosseous nerve ... brachial artery injury ... ), compartment syndrome ... II-IV, pending orthopedic
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Common peroneal nerve ... extension, Tibial nerve ... Compartment syndrome ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
on Knee Examination ... To assess the medial ... indicate a meniscal injury ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics