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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... aracteristic "claw hand ... " ± Horner Syndrome ... spared in this injury ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Valgus Stress Test for Ulnar (Medial) Collateral Ligament Stability on Elbow Examination

Ulnar collateral ligament stability can
Test for Ulnar (Medial ... can tested at 0 and ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Golfer’s Elbow Test

While supporting the elbow and palpating the medial epicondyle with one hand, the examiner
at the wrist and ... resists active wrist ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk
Elbow Valgus Stress Test for Medial (Ulnar) Collateral Ligament Stability

While palpating the medial joint line of
(Ulnar) Collateral ... flexion and extension ... Ligament #Stability #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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variable gross wrist ... styloid fracture, median ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... ) • ED Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Varus Stress Test for Radial (Lateral) Collateral Ligament Stability on Elbow Examination

Radial collateral ligament stability can
(Lateral) Collateral ... be tested at 0 and ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... brachial artery injury ... ), compartment syndrome ... • ED Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
onto outstretched hand ... Exam: swollen elbow ... ), compartment syndrome ... , ligamentous injury ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
normally elicits elbow ... extension and wrist ... Reflex #neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Allen's Test on Physical Exam

Allen's Test is used to test the integrity of blood flow and
the radial and ... arteries in the wrist ... #Allens #Test #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #vascular #hand