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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... Test assesses for hip ... One hip is maximally ... rises off the table ... video #sports #msk
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP ... distal to the DIP ... free movement of PIP ... 1 week MH/CCF ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Because we saw him ... within two weeks of his ... injury, we are able ... Here, we show his ... collateral #ligament #msk
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
PIP joints are ... usually dorsal • DIP ... and PIP joints ... 1 week MH/CCF ... #Orthopedics #MSK
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Pathophysiology: 2 hit ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
• If stable ... repair MH/CCF ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
sensory level • CSF ... inflammation: CSF ... Sjogren's • CSF ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Thomas' Test for Hip ... lays supine, one hip ... rises off the table ... is positive for hip ... video #sports #msk
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... disease b) CHF ... Stable patients
Kaposi Sarcoma Forms
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell cancer with an inflammatory component, which has
immunosuppressive regimen MSM ... without HIV infection ... Forms #comparison #table