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Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
and PIP joints ... reduction • Splint ... : Finger splint ... Diagnosis #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Finger dislocation and reduction

The patient suffered a 5th finger dislocation during a basketball game.

Dr Juan Laverde
Finger dislocation ... and reduction ... #dislocation #reduction ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, C8 (radial) Finger ... Supinator - C5, C6 • Finger ... characteristic "waiter's tip ... Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
FABER (Patrick’s) Test
Used to evaluate for hip and sacroiliac pathology:
 • Flexion
 • Abduction
 • External
to evaluate for hip ... and sacroiliac ... • Flexion • Abduction ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
: Pathogenesis and ... Superior gluteal nerve ... dislocation Iatrogenic ... abduction and medial ... rotation • Sacroiliac
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
no longer sitting ... fracture, median nerve ... emergent reduction ... Disposition: Pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Reduction of Patellar Dislocation 
Most patellar dislocations are lateral, and they often reduce on their own.
Reduction of Patellar ... Dislocation Most ... or recline with hips ... consider a femoral nerve ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Test - Flexion, Adduction ... ) Flex the hip ... compress the sciatic nerve ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Hippocratic Shoulder Reduction 
Shoulder reduction is the process of returning the shoulder to its normal position
following a shoulder dislocation ... risk of axillary nerve ... #MSK #PhysicalExam ... #Procedure #Orthopedics ... clinical #video #dislocation
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... fracture after reduction ... of hip dislocation ... injury • PELVIC BINDER ... Plasters #Frames #Orthopedics