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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... Complications are ... "pooping duck sign ... , pain with wrist ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
"Terry Thomas" sign ... • Due to injury ... ("Terry Thomas sign ... box, pain with wrist ... #Radiology #XRay
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Nerve OK Sign ... #Diagnosis #Pediatrics ... Peripheral #Nerves #PhysicalExam ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm ... #Injury #Innervation
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
will be obvious; signs ... pronation and at wrist ... Posterior long arm ... Distal #Radiology #XRay ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
Hamate Fracture on Wrist ... X-Ray - point ... ultimately require surgery ... with associated signs ... neurovascular injury
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... spared in this injury ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... Swelling notable on Xray ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... fingers, radial wrist
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
into the hand and wrist ... important to look for signs ... the radius and ulna ... proximal to the carpal ... drdevrad #Hand #XRay
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... The Extensor Carpi ... ), is the must ulnar ... subluxation #clinical #physicalexam ... #video #Orthopedics