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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
be identified but ... ED Management: Pain ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Management: Simple, pain ... Complex, involve orthopedics ... Complex, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
be identified but ... ED Management: Pain ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
Amsterdam Wrist Rules ... Rules that dictate ... patient with wrist pain ... fracture #radiology #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Orthopedic Dislocations ... • Fall on the out ... axilla against the chest ... Put patient on arm ... axis of femur #Orthopedics
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
hip, stretching out ... Pain in the sciatic ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Exam: swollen elbow ... ED Management: Pain ... DC with orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #Proximal #MSK
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Complications are rare but ... to distal ulna, pain ... ED Management: Pain ... Discharge with orthopedic ... #Sports #MSK
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
patients with pain ... examiner with the elbow ... The elbow is in ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #msk #sports
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
radius "saucer" but ... dorsal wrist, pain ... ED Management: Pain ... Disposition: Pending orthopedic ... #Sports #MSK