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Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... #Fractures #XRay ... #Radiology #Wrist ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... most commonly fractured ... common carpal bone fracture ... radius or ulna fractures ... Triquetral #Triquetrum #Fracture
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
on Wrist X-Ray ... , and if plain films ... and fractures with ... associated signs ... WristXRay #Radiology #MSK
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
fracture in a patient ... with wrist pain ... DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES ... ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #Rules radius #fracture
Scaphoid Fractures
The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone. Remember, if a fracture is suspected
Scaphoid Fractures ... most commonly fractured ... #Wrist #Carpal ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
injury sites, Open Fracture ... See pathologic fractures ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
Galeazzi Fracture ... will be obvious; signs ... ED Management: Pain ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... Vessel (dislocation/fracture ... #Vascular #JointPain ... #MSK #Differential
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... ED Management: Pain ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
onto outstretched hand ... distal radius fracture ... , scaphoid fracture ... unless associated fracture ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay