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Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
different types of bone ... sequestrum, cloaca, and ... ) • Enostosis/bone ... #Bone #Tumors # ... Diagnosis #Bony
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
different types of bone ... Simple/unicameral bone ... • Aneurysmal bone ... sequestrum, cloaca, and ... #MSK #pediatrics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
One hip is maximally ... the patient's chest ... flexes at the knee ... and rises off the ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
disruption (may be bony ... Exam: Swollen and ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... Diagnosis #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior & posterior) and ... bone cortex • ... onto outstretched hand ... Exam: Swelling and ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
poorly-sensitive and ... time-consuming chest ... xray for rib fracture ... where it hurts”, and ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
Radius Fracture ... of a long bone ... cortical disruption and ... Could also do X-ray ... #bone #msk #orthopedics
Osteoporosis - Bone Mineral Density Testing
Age > 50 years
 - All men and women >65
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Osteoporosis - Bone ... years - All men and ... months - Parental Hip ... associated with rapid bone ... loss and/or fracture
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
the site of pain and ... course based on chest ... Be wary of the bone ... disruption of bony ... #ultrasound #trauma
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
Bone: Bone ... bright structure and ... can pass through bone ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas #