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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... "pooping duck sign ... #Wrist #Carpal ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Finger Flexion ... • Extension of wrist ... Small muscles of hand ... adduction) OK Sign ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
of a fracture does ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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onto outstretched hand ... variable gross wrist ... reduction using finger ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
FABER (Patrick’s) Test
Used to evaluate for hip and sacroiliac pathology:
 • Flexion
 • Abduction
 • External
to evaluate for hip ... and sacroiliac ... Patricks #Test #hip ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
: Pathogenesis and ... Signs/Symptoms ... #msk #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #orthopedics
Rotational Finger Deformity After Fracture

The fracture was treated with conservative treatment.  Small rotational deviations can
Video by Dr. ... overlapping #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics ... #hand
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
no longer sitting ... injuries: Carpal fracture ... radial styloid fracture ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
and PIP joints ... tendon), mallet finger ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
"Terry Thomas" sign ... to diagnosis scapholunate ... ("Terry Thomas sign ... onto outstretched hand ... #Sports #MSK