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Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... positive if there is medial ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
dislocation -> ... dislocation -> ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Named based on anatomic ... injuries: Fractures (medial ... ), ligamentous injury ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Positive Posterior Drawer Test for PCL Knee Injury

#Posterior #Drawer #Test #PCL #tear #cruciate #ligament #knee #clinical
Positive Posterior Drawer ... Test for PCL Knee Injury ... #Test #PCL #tear ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... styloid fracture, median ... nerve injury ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
Ligament (PCL) Injury ... mm on posterior drawer ... Some sort of end ... posterolateral corner, and medial ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Trauma • Strains/ tears ... of gluteus medius ... dislocation Iatrogenic ... abduction and medial ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
Scapholunate Dissociation ... • Due to injury ... Tenderness to anatomic ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation ... ligaments (prevent radial ... Hyperextension injury ... dislocation, due ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
a chronic ACL tear ... HTO) to correct his ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... #Ortho #msk