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Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
with the distal radius ... with the distal radius ... , triquetrum), radial ... fracture, median nerve ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow Dislocation ... lateral epicondyle > radial ... anterior interosseous nerve ... + radial head fracture ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... nerve in the radial ... in the median nerve ... Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ... nerve damage resulting
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... head dislocation ... head dislocation ... posterior interosseous nerve ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop - Radial ... Nerve Palsy on ... nerve in its path ... sleeping as in this case ... #orthopedics #msk
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... a mass as the cause ... Cataract/Lens Dislocation ... Trauma Cranial Nerve ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Superior gluteal nerve ... tears of gluteus medius ... Fracture • Hip dislocation ... pathophysiology #causes ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormalities of the Optic Nerve ... Abnormalities of the Optic Nerve ... Demyelination • MS ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neuropathies • Optic Nerve ... Syphilis (light-near dissociation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Trauma to Vessel (dislocation ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes