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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
trauma DISTAL RADIUS ... Painful balottement test ... , Painful radial ... #Rules radius # ... fracture #radiology #msk
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome ... hand and elbow ... pain • + elbow ... flexion test ... signs #symptoms #msk
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 ... Inverted #Supinator #Test ... #orthopedics #msk
Golfer’s Elbow Test

While supporting the elbow and palpating the medial epicondyle with one hand, the examiner
Golfer’s Elbow Test ... supporting the elbow ... the hand at the wrist ... resists active wrist ... #orthopedics #msk
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for ... Knee Meniscal Tear ... positive if there is medial ... Meniscal #Injury #Tear ... #physicalexam #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
Thoracodorsal Nerve Elbow ... Extension C7 Radial ... Nerve Wrist Extension ... C6 Radial Nerve ... #MuscleGroups #MSK
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... with the distal radius ... with the distal radius ... sit in lunate "tea ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Varus Stress Test for Radial (Lateral) Collateral Ligament Stability on Elbow Examination

Radial collateral ligament stability can
Varus Stress Test ... for Radial (Lateral ... complete ligamentous tear ... Varus #Stress #Test ... video #sports #msk
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Tear of the Shoulder ... and provide an axial ... suggestive of a labral tear ... #Labral #Tear # ... video #sports #msk
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test ... aspect of the wrist ... examiner with the elbow ... The elbow is in ... #orthopedics #msk