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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
the patient's chest ... flexes at the knee ... and rises off the ... Video via @open_michigan ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
Sternal fracture ... on POCUS. 60 ... haematoma underneath and ... #Sternum #Fracture ... #ultrasound #msk
Sternal Fracture on Ultrasound

Sternal fractures are not seen on x-ray. Here you can see the step-off
Sternal Fracture ... Sternal fractures ... not seen on x-ray ... #pocus #clinical ... #ultrasound #sternum
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
at an elbow x-ray ... onto outstretched hand ... leads to Volkmann contracture ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
POCUS Instead ... time-consuming chest ... xray for rib fracture ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #clinical
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
the patient's chest ... flexes at the knee ... Flexure #Flexor #contracture ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND ... hypoechoic, with some internal ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas #
Rib Subluxation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

60ish yo patient presents with left sided CP, SOB,
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) 60ish ... CXR and CTA Chest ... pneumothorax, PNA, rib fractures ... #Clinical #MSK
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE ... the_resuscitationist #Knee ... Posterior #Injury #msk ... #clinical #video
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
Rib fractures on ... POCUS 1. look ... course based on chest ... completely replace x-ray ... #ultrasound #trauma